TY - JOUR T1 - APHA Advocates JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 2 LP - 12 VL - 43 IS - 6 AU - Charlotte Tucker Y1 - 2013/08/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/43/6/2.1.abstract N2 - APHA urged members of the Senate to support an amendment to the farm bill, S. 954, that would have restored $4.1 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program contained in the bill, but the amendment did not pass. In a May 21 letter to senators, APHA and a coalition of health and nutrition groups said the cuts would cause an estimated 500,000 households to see their benefits cut by an average of $90 per month. The letter also urged senators to protect nutrition education, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and stronger retailer standards that will improve access to healthy foods in stores in low-income neighborhoods. ER -