Responding
to a public health emergency such
as a human pandemic will require States and communities to work together
to plan for and
respond to a human pandemic in order to slow
the spread of the infection by keeping people
from gathering in groups, including keeping children home from school
and childcare. FNS nutrition assistance
programs have a role in responding to nutrition assistance needs
during a human pandemic influenza. Flexibilities already exist in
some of the nutrition assistance programs that could support
social distancing measures during a human pandemic such as
alternatives to schools meals, mailing or electronic transmission
of benefits. Find out more about specific program flexibilities:
Last modified:
08/21/2009