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What We’re Reading: Article Round-Up
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Yes! Magazine: “How to Help 55 Million People Out of Food Deserts”
Check out this analysis of so-called “food desserts” in the U.S. and the organizations – like WhyHunger’s partner Growing Home in Chicago – who are creating local solutions.
Vox: “No, Poor People Don’t Eat More Junk Food Than Everyone Else”
New data debunks the assumption that low-income individuals eat more fast, unhealthy food than other socioeconomic groups. Turns out the guilty pleasure of fast food is shared across the income spectrum, from rich to poor. Read on to see the research and some solutions.
Huffington Post: “How Welfare’s Work Requirements Can Deepen and Prolong Poverty”
People who are eligible for a federal, time-limited welfare program for very low-income families must be working or looking for work, a feature the Trump administration and other politicians want to spread to Medicaid and other similar programs that support low-income Americans. But do “work requirements” actually work? Read on to learn about Rose’s story and how the latest research shows that these requirements often do more harm than good!
Mother Jones: “Simply Drinking Water Shouldn’t Be This Dangerous”
Learn what Flint, MI and Pittsburgh, PA have in common when it comes to tainted water and public health, as a Pittsburgh report surfaces that criticizes the health department for downplaying the extent of lead exposure in the area and issuing “misleading” statements to the public.