Angela M Babb
Biographic Data
| ID | 2061581 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela M Babb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela M |
| FAMILY NAME | Babb |
| SIGNATURE | BABB A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9261-0556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Submitted and Denied
Our study investigates the application process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and barriers to successful SNAP participation among potentially eligible households. We know that only 84 percent of eligible individuals in the United States participated in SNAP prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective is to understand continued barriers to SNAP participation among eligible applicants by analyzing Indiana households that…
Nostalgia and the Protection of White Supremacy at a Public Farmers’ Market
In 2019, an organic produce vendor in a Bloomington, Indiana, farmers’ market was exposed as an active member of the violent white supremacist organization Identity Evropa, sparking national conversation about the whiteness of local food and local controversy over the vendor’s continued inclusion in the market. Activist groups and community members argued for the vendor’s removal from the market at public meetings and protested the vendor’s stand…
Adequacy of SNAP Benefits for Indiana Households, 2022
We investigated the adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for Indiana households. Methods included focus groups, interviews, and a statewide survey of 652 households. SNAP benefit-level increases over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic increased their adequacy overall yet were still inadequate for some households. As of June 2022, Indiana households reported their SNAP benefits lasting 13 days a month. The inadequ…
A brief genealogy of the Thrifty Food Plan
The Thrifty Food Plan emerged from the Economy Food Plan in 1975 as a mathematical program that represented a nutritious diet for low-income Americans. Calculated last in 2021 by the US Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, the Thrifty Food Plan determines the maximum amount of food assistance for households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Drawing on national archives, interviews, c…
Comparing two analytical approaches to evaluate access to fresh, healthy food
In this paper, we develop a new approach to mapping food access in the U.S. We compare the standard USDA approach to a method that examines differences between actual food outlet locations and optimal locations, as defined by a covering model. We find that the new approach places more weight on rural areas, in contrast to the USDA method, which places more weight on urban areas. We contend this covering model approach is superior to the USDA appr…
"America's "Thrifty Food Plan
The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) determines maximum entitlements (i.e., food stamp allotments) for participants of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); it was last modified in 2006 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). The TFP is a low-cost diet generated from a geometric program that incorporates data on current consumption patterns, federal nutritional and dietary guideline…
An Examination of Medically Necessary Diets within the Framework of the Thrifty Food Plan
The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) determines the maximum allotment of nutrition assistance for over forty million Americans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This research recalculates the official TFP allocations using a more straightforward model that minimizes cost subject to nutrient constraints to establish a baseline for adult females and males. We then examine three additional diet plans to evaluate their fea…
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An Examination of Medically Necessary Diets within the Framework of the Thrifty Food Plan
The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) determines the maximum allotment of nutrition assistance for over forty million Americans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This research recalculates the official TFP allocations using a more straightforward model that minimizes cost subject to nutrient constraints to establish a baseline for adult females and males. We then examine three additional diet plans to evaluate their fea…
Comparing two analytical approaches to evaluate access to fresh, healthy food
In this paper, we develop a new approach to mapping food access in the U.S. We compare the standard USDA approach to a method that examines differences between actual food outlet locations and optimal locations, as defined by a covering model. We find that the new approach places more weight on rural areas, in contrast to the USDA method, which places more weight on urban areas. We contend this covering model approach is superior to the USDA appr…
"America's "Thrifty Food Plan
The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) determines maximum entitlements (i.e., food stamp allotments) for participants of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); it was last modified in 2006 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). The TFP is a low-cost diet generated from a geometric program that incorporates data on current consumption patterns, federal nutritional and dietary guideline…
A brief genealogy of the Thrifty Food Plan
The Thrifty Food Plan emerged from the Economy Food Plan in 1975 as a mathematical program that represented a nutritious diet for low-income Americans. Calculated last in 2021 by the US Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, the Thrifty Food Plan determines the maximum amount of food assistance for households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Drawing on national archives, interviews, c…
Nostalgia and the Protection of White Supremacy at a Public Farmers’ Market
In 2019, an organic produce vendor in a Bloomington, Indiana, farmers’ market was exposed as an active member of the violent white supremacist organization Identity Evropa, sparking national conversation about the whiteness of local food and local controversy over the vendor’s continued inclusion in the market. Activist groups and community members argued for the vendor’s removal from the market at public meetings and protested the vendor’s stand…
Adequacy of SNAP Benefits for Indiana Households, 2022
We investigated the adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for Indiana households. Methods included focus groups, interviews, and a statewide survey of 652 households. SNAP benefit-level increases over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic increased their adequacy overall yet were still inadequate for some households. As of June 2022, Indiana households reported their SNAP benefits lasting 13 days a month. The inadequ…
Submitted and Denied
Our study investigates the application process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and barriers to successful SNAP participation among potentially eligible households. We know that only 84 percent of eligible individuals in the United States participated in SNAP prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective is to understand continued barriers to SNAP participation among eligible applicants by analyzing Indiana households that…
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works)