Jamie Bussel
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Senior program officer @RWJF. Doing my part to build a #cultureofhealth. Believer; Dreamer; Mom. Champion for #girls and #healthychildren everywhere.
Joined February 2010
#WIC helps millions of families and kids access the healthy food they need to thrive. Greater investments in WIC are needed to pave the way for a more equitable world. In this @RWJF blog, I share how proposed updates will make the program even stronger.
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Families need access to affordable, healthy foods so they can nourish their children and create a strong foundation for a healthy future.
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In the first installment of @CivilEats’ fantastic new series, “Faces of the Farm Bill,” anti-hunger advocate Esperanza Fonseca calls for expanded #SNAP benefits to support all families in accessing the nutritious food they need:
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Anti-hunger advocate Esperanza Fonseca wants a farm bill that centers the nutritional needs of all low-income and marginalized Americans.
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Loved this op-ed in @NextCityOrg! To achieve equitable and lasting change in our food systems—and improve #FoodAccess for every family—we must prioritize empowering local communities.
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Op-ed: Emergency food initiatives prevented hunger during the pandemic. But to build a healthy future, we need to design a community-centered food system instead of simply responding to crises.
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Every family deserves policies that factor in their experiences and prioritize their needs, @AspenAscend’s Marjorie Sims shares in a new @RWJF blog alongside my colleague Trene Hawkins. Learn how we can lift up families’ voices here:
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Great read from @DaniNierenberg on our country’s need for an equitable food and agriculture system that nourishes both people and the planet. Read about her proposed Food and Farm Act here:
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This year’s #NMHM23 theme, Better Health Through Better Understanding, urges us to empower our communities to improve health outcomes. Here’s how @Vital_Village’s Diana Rivera is doing that and working to build better #FoodSystems:
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RWJF is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime. We work with others to achieve health equity faster and pave the way together to a future...
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What’s one way to improve rural health? For James and Joyce Skeet, who run Spirit Farm on the Navajo Nation, the answer is healing the land—and helping their community access healthy food in the process. #NPHW2023
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Achieving prosperity for the whole family means prioritizing the voices & experiences of caregivers in how we shape policies - creating practices that reflect families’ wellbeing. My @RWJF colleague Trene Hawkins & @AspenAscend’s Marjorie Sims share more
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When we listen to families and prioritize their needs and aspirations, we can build meaningful policies and programs that benefit all.
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I’m excited by this new @FeedingAmerica partnership! We need strong policies like the 2023 Farm Bill in place to support farmers in feeding their communities and our country the nutritious food they need to thrive. #FarmersFeedAmerica
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@NPHW A7: Nutrition is critical to good health. That's why we are partnering with organizations like @thejust1project to give low-wealth families in NV: 🍎 Access to healthy foods 👩⚕️ Health care referrals ❤️ Other crucial resources More: https://t.co/7AUr5NmSnA
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@NPHW @UnitedHealthGrp A7: Resilient food systems give us nourishment, literally and figuratively! This means shorter supply chains, sustainable agriculture, and a focus on humanely produced food. Read about other food system trends that give us hope here: https://t.co/I2Wo6YqyIo
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A7: Proposed WIC updates to expand access to include culturally relevant foods will nourish families both body and soul. Great blog from my coworker @jbussel on how changes like these advance health equity. https://t.co/PvLRd3TfpV
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Families need access to affordable, healthy foods so they can nourish their children and create a strong foundation for a healthy future.
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A new analysis shows that 1 in 4 people could lose their access to #SNAP under a proposal that would expand work requirements. Our policymakers must work to ensure every family has access to the food they need, not push them to the brink of #FoodInsecurity
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The food stamp program already has work requirements, but some Republican lawmakers want to make them more stringent.
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Let’s keep doing this across USA….Universal lunch program is a step in the right direction…@USDA @SecVilsack 👍🏻 @JoeBiden
Today, New Mexico became the first state in the nation to make free AND healthy school meals the law of the land. Feeding our kids is feeding our future - and we are investing!
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Couldn’t have said it better myself! My colleague @RWJF's Giridhar Mallya on the impact of #UniversalSchoolMeals on children's health and wellbeing.
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The @USDA recently proposed new nutrition standards to strengthen school meals for students across the country. This Tuesday 4/4 at 12 pm ET, join us, @MomsRising, @CSPI over on Instagram Live to learn more and how to give feedback about these new standards!
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What are the best ways to communicate how our shared values can create healthy #UniversalSchoolMeals and advocate for the policies to do that? Join @FarmtoSchool at their briefing tomorrow to find out!
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A new @urbaninstitute report shows how inflation has increased #FoodInsecurity in 2022. We need enhanced nutrition supports in place to ensure families can access healthy, affordable food –- and not worry about when or where their next meal will be.
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In this brief, we examine trends in food insecurity and receipt of charitable food using data from the Urban Institute’s Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey (W…
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The #ChildTaxCredit cut poverty in half—and a new @iteptweets report shows Pres. Biden’s proposal for an enhanced CTC could do even more to support our families and kids.
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In his latest budget proposal, President Biden proposes enhancing the Child Tax Credit (CTC) based on the temporary credit that was in effect for 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. In this...
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Last week, White House launched its challenge to “End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.” Check out this factsheet on its strategies to improve food access, enhance nutrition research, and support kids’ & families’ health. #WHConfHungerHealth
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