New Poll Shows U.S. Public Supports Continued Investment in Federal Nutrition Assistance Program

A new poll released by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that the American public broadly supports increasing or maintaining funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the new name for the Food Stamp Program. Most Americans also support policies that would improve the nutritional impact of SNAP by promoting the purchase of healthy foods and restricting the purchase of sugary drinks.

“This study provides decision-makers with a clear statement of public support for continued federal investment in preventing hunger and severe poverty through the SNAP program,” said lead author Michael Long, a doctoral candidate at HSPH. “As Congress debates a new Farm Bill, these results show that SNAP participants and the broader public support innovative changes to the program that address the present obesity epidemic and the growing epidemic of diabetes and other diet-related diseases burdening so many of our nation’s families.”

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