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Understanding Food Stamps for Students: A Guide to SNAP Benefits

Navigating financial challenges as a student can be overwhelming, especially when juggling the demands of education without a steady income. To alleviate some of the financial burdens, many students turn t...

How Can We Prepare for the Potential 2020 Influenza Pandemic?

During the influenza epidemic of 1918, 500 million infected people worldwide succumbed to the H1N1 influenza virus: 100 million of them died. The 1918 pandemic attacked patients' lungs leaving them unable t...

What is Food Insecurity and Why is it Such a Problem Now for So Many?

While many health experts and government officials are rightfully focused on controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is another huge problem that millions of Americans are facing as a resul...

Nutrition and Mental Health: How the Right Foods Can Keep You Happy and Healthy

Did you know that what you eat can directly impact your mood and mental health? Certain foods can help keep you happy and healthy, while others can cause problems like anxiety and depression. ...

Here to help: 4 ways to get relief from your day-to-day bills

Are your day-to-bills getting to be a growing problem? I know mine are as inflation is around 40 year highs? We are not alone: Up to 54% of adults in the U.S. are living paycheck-to paych...

If Not Inflation, Then What? Why More Americans are Relying on SNAP

  Over the past few years, an increasing number of Americans have found themselves relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for assistance, even when inflation is not the primary ...

The Hidden Dangers of Forever Chemicals in Our Food System

Forever chemicals, more formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have become an increasing concern in our food system. Though these man-made chemicals have been used for decades in products...

7 Strategies to Help You Function Within Your Means Without Feeling Limited

Living within your means equates to spending equal or less than what you have coming in monthly. But for many individuals, it can be difficult to adhere to that age-old adage. Credit cards, emergency ...

How to Claim Replacement SNAP Benefits for Spoiled Food After a Power Outage

For many American households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a power outage can lead to the stressful possibility of losing essential food supplies due to spoilage...