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Paying People to Be Healthy Usually Works, if the Public Can Stomach It

Aaron E. Carroll

July 06, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Many Americans have unhealthy habits which increase their likelihood of getting sick at the cost of taxpayer dollars. Paying people to drop their unhealthy habits has been proven to be an effective way to keep people healthy and save taxpayer dollars.

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Closing the Broccoli Gap

Tina Rosenberg

June 05, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The lack of access to healthy food has always been a problem for the financially unstable. Food stamps can now be used to buy fresh produce at farmers markets, but greater success could be achieved by getting grocery stores involved.

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Tackling obesity for 'the body of Christ': a Mississippi pastor's healthy mission

Colleen Kimmett

May 28, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

Healthcare professionals have learned that weight loss efforts can be much more effective when led by a trusted guide – and that person may not be a doctor. A neighborhood church assumes responsibility for keeping their parishioners healthy.

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To Feed More, Food Pantries Learn From Supermarkets

Tina Rosenberg

May 22, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Even with all available help, New Yorkers miss about 100 million meals each year - food stamps are not enough. But some New York food banks allow for the homeless to choose their own food products, making healthy choices easier.

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How to grow food in a slum: lessons from the sack farmers of Kibera

Patrick Mayoyo

May 18, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

A Kenyan government initiative is helping a growing community of residents to tackle food insecurity in one of the largest slum areas in Africa, championing an unusual form of urban farming: sack gardens.

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Why A Philadelphia Grocery Chain Is Thriving In Food Deserts

Maanvi Singh

May 14, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brown's Super Stores operates seven profitable supermarkets in traditionally food desert neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The founder says it's because they brought together a group of community leaders and asked them exactly what they were looking for in a neighborhood grocery store, and used the information to truly create a space for the broader community that often includes health care clinics, banking services, event space, and more.

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This Iraqi couple fled ISIS but face another enemy in the US — diabetes

Sonia Narang

May 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Diabetes hits US immigrant communities especially hard, with genetics and higher-calorie diets explaining just part of it. Support groups help immigrants with diabetes to find a way to eat healthy in the American high-calorie system.

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The Navajo Nation Just Passed a Junk Food Tax. Too Bad Junk Food is All You Can Buy.

Tristan Ahtone

April 23, 2015 |

Talking Points Memo |

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Response Location: United States, Newcomb, New Mexico

More than 80 percent of the food sold on the Navajo Nation qualifies as “junk food”— products high in salt, fat and sugar—and Navajo citizens struggle with disproportionately high rates of heart disease, obesity and diabetes. But on April 1, the Healthy Dine Nation Act, colloquially known as the “junk food tax,” took effect in the Navajo Nation, adding a two percent tax to unhealthy foods like chips, candy and soda while eliminating taxes on healthy items like fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Scrooges of the World, Begone!

Nicholas Kristof

December 24, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Haiti suffered tremendous losses after the 2010 earthquake, exacerbating the devastation in an already impoverished country. In 2015, agriculture in Haiti is a growing business backed by the United States’ Feed the Future Initiative. Nourishment and health of mothers and babies has also improved with the encouragement of breastfeeding and sweet potatoes.

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Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills

Jane E. Brody

December 01, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit organization that advocates for access to better food in low-income neighborhoods runs a program based on a simple idea to deal with a complex problem: instead of drugs or admonishments to lose weight, doctors provide families with a “prescription” to eat fruits and vegetables, as well as other tools to improve their health.

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