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Food/Nutrition

Nutrition issues and food system safety and security to influence programs, systems, policies, and education

Food/Nutrition Planning Headlines

Explore the latest public health research and insights about Food/Nutrition.

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Why SNAP Matters and How We Can Help

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps families with low incomes afford nutritious foods. Households most affected by coming cuts to SNAP will be those with children, especially larger families with older children.

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Finding the Best Recipe for Health

For the past 25 years, the DASH diet—developed by Johns Hopkins researcher Lawrence Appel—has helped patients lower their blood pressure and avoid heart disease.

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Food/Nutrition Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Food/Nutrition? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

 

Martin Bloem
Associate

Martin Bloem, MD, PhD, has devoted his career to improving the effectiveness of public health and nutrition programs through applied research, focusing particularly on low- and middle-income countries.

Professor
International Health

Parul Christian, DrPH '96, MSc, studies how to improve maternal and child nutrition and prevent micronutrient deficiencies with effective solutions in low-income settings.

Roni Neff
Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering

Roni Neff, PhD '06, ScM, researches ways to cut food waste and address climate change through more resilient, equitable, and healthy food systems.

Keeve Nachman
Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering

Keeve Nachman, PhD ’06, MHS ’01, aims to generate the scientific evidence needed to support decisions that mitigate human exposures to chemical and microbial hazards associated with food production.