Nevin Cohen is with the Department of Health Policy and Management and the City University of New York (CUNY) Urban Food Policy Institute, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY.
Am J Public Health. 2019 Dec;109(12):1646-1651. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305363. Epub 2019 Oct 17.
Cities are spatially diverse, with enclaves of particular demographic groups, clusters of businesses, and pockets of low-income individuals living amid affluence.This essay presents data from New York City to illustrate the importance of measuring and addressing neighborhood characteristics that affect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and the purchasing power of SNAP benefits: pockets of "eligible-but-not-enrolled" individuals, proximity between SNAP participants and jobs, and variations in food prices across neighborhoods.It concludes with 5 examples of how addressing these community-scale issues can increase SNAP participation and food access.
城市在空间上具有多样性，有特定人口群体的飞地、企业集群和生活在富裕中的低收入人群聚居区。本文通过纽约市的数据说明了衡量和解决影响补充营养援助计划（SNAP）参与度和 SNAP 福利购买力的社区特征的重要性：“符合条件但未注册”个人的聚居区、SNAP 参与者与工作之间的距离以及社区之间的食品价格差异。最后，本文提供了 5 个例子，说明了如何解决这些社区层面的问题可以提高 SNAP 的参与度和食品的可及性。
