Food Policy and Disparities
White House Commitments to End Hunger, Reduce Diet-Related Disease
February 28, 2024
Innovative new institute and collaborative alliance led by institute and Kaiser Permanente among initiatives highlighted
Study Reveals Insurance Premiums Stifle Wage Growth
January 16, 2024
A new study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy shows that insurance premiums are holding back wage growth, especially for people of color.
The rising cost of health insurance is an ongoing concern in the United States. New research shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker’s compensation, and have been a major factor in both flattening wages and increasing income inequality over the past 30 years. 
"Charity is not a solution to food insecurity": How to Feed the Future
December 1, 2023
"In all my years of working on food insecurity with Indigenous or peoples around the world, the things that I come away with are uncertainty, pain, shame, fear. It's not just the hunger dimension. 
World-Renowned Experts Join Forces to Tackle Global Food Security Challenges
October 27, 2023
The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) this week announced the next Steering Committee of its High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition.
New Report Shows Food is Medicine Interventions Would Save U.S. Lives and Billions of Dollars
September 26, 2023
Incorporating targeted food and nutrition strategies into healthcare on a national level will improve health and quality of life, reduce work for hospitals, and cut healthcare costs, according to experts studying Food is Medicine (FIM) efforts. 
Friedman at AAEA
July 20, 2023
The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is a not-for-profit association serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics.
About 1,400 participants are expected to attend the 2023 AAEA Annual Meeting in Washington DC at the Marriott Marquis, July 23-25, 2023. The Annual Meeting is made up of Invited Paper Sessions, Invited Case Study Papers, Organized Symposia, Selected Presentation Lightning Sessions, Selected Presentations, and Track Sessions. 
Food is Medicine: Uniting Innovation and Equity
June 7, 2023
An interview with the Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian on the power of this fast-growing field to do good for all—especially those who most need it
Dollar Stores Are Growing as Food Retailers in the U.S.
March 8, 2023
Tufts researchers have found that dollar stores are now the fastest-growing food retailers in the contiguous United States—and have doubled their share in rural areas. Households with more purchases at dollar stores also tend to be lower-income and headed by people of color. The findings were published Jan. 19 in the American Journal of Public Health. 
Five Tufts Faculty Named to List of Top Researchers in the World
November 15, 2022
The scientific research by Tufts faculty is among top cited globally, according to a new Clarivate ranking