Reports and Studies

This guide, geared to those working in healthcare and public health, provides an overview of key health literacy concepts, and outlines techniques for improving health literacy.

An estimated 11.8 percent of American households were food insecure at least some time during the year in 2017, meaning they lacked access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. That is down from 12.3 percent in 2016. 

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program leads to improved food security, particularly among low-income children, according to the findings of Measuring the Effect of SNAP Participation on Food Security released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.

The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) created by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in 2014 provides a standardized measure of people’s direct experiences of food insecurity and allows valid comparisons across countries.

The FAQ section of child nutrition provides links to detailed explanations for each program. Also see the child nutrition home page for the latest news and further information.

The is 1996 report focuses on information about the placement of nutrition education in the school curriculum, the content of nutrition instruction, the coordination of the nutrition education efforts, and the various resources available for nutrition education in public schools.

The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) supports a broad spectrum of food and nutrition assistance research. ERS has compiled an electronic database of the hundreds of peer-reviewed reports and articles based on FANRP-supported research published at ERS and elsewhere.

Find reports, research and evaluations that focus on various aspects of nutrition assistance programs.