FIG Research Lab

Congratulations to Victoria Shao, Dietetic Intern and M.Sc. candidate for presenting her thesis at the 2025 New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting and Expo last month! She will be attending graduation next week and take her M exam this summer. 🌠 Kudos!

In this article, the FIG Lab team synthesized evidence describing barriers and enablers to SNAP from 2019-2024.

For four years, our lab worked together on this project to better understand SNAP and other food assistance programs. We disseminated our findings to provide context so that scientists, practitioners, and policy makers can identify opportunities to better address food insecurity among income-eligible food assistance beneficiaries.

This publication is part of a special issue in Policy Insights from the Behavioral & Brain Sciences (PIBBS), the flagship journal for The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS).

Thanks to the whole team for their contributions to this work!

We are pleased to share a new policy brief Society of Behavioral Medicine that endorses the Expanding Access To (EAT) Local Foods Act. This bill aims to promote economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers, to strengthen local food supply chains, and to increase access to nutritious foods among households experiencing food insecurity and chronic disease risk. Special thanks to Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and Wallace Center at Winrock International for their endorsements.

We are pleased to share a new policy brief @behavioralmedicine that endorses the Expanding Access To (EAT) Local Foods Act. This bill aims to promote economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers, to strengthen local food supply chains, and to increase access to nutritious foods among households experiencing food insecurity and chronic disease risk. Special thanks to @cspi_nutritionaction and @wallace.center for their endorsements.

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You are invited to participate in a research study!
***Understanding the Implementation of Produce Prescription (Rx) Programs***

Who? Individuals who have helped with implementing a. food pantry-based PRx program | have the ability to speak and write in English | 18 years or older
What? One hour interview via Zoom | One short online survey
Where? online/virtual
You will receive $30 e-gift card for your participation

How to participate? please complete this eligibility questionnaire at https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Mt7mvdqJlIZlz0

Contact Ru Liu at [email protected] for more information

Wholesome Wave Food is Medicine Coalition Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation

Join our team this summer! We are collaborating with Cayuga Health - Schuyler Hospital and Cornell Cooperative Extension Schuyler County to establish a "food farmacy" that distributes local foods to community members experiencing food insecurity.

Find the position description and apply here: https://cals.cornell.edu/cornell-cooperative-extension/community-healthcare-higher-ed-collaboration-improve-community-food-security