Politics & Government
Food Study Coming to this Area
If contacted, the USDA urges residents to participate to help them improve national programs.
Northampton Township police announced last week that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has chosen Bucks County to participate in a national food study.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate if households have access to healthy affordable foods.
Residents will be randomly selected and screened to determine their eligibility for the study, which is being conducted in 27 states by Mathematica Policy Research.
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If selected, participants will be asked questions like:
- How much do they spend on food for their family?
- How much food comes from supermarkets? Restaurants? School cafeterias?
- How does access to food and retailer choice affect dietary quality?
The information is meant to help the USDA better food programs and services across the country.
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To learn more about the study visit www.usdafoodstudy.org, or call toll-free (866) 275-8659.
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