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Healthy People 2030


The Healthy People 2030 is the nation's 10-year plan for addressing public health priorities and challenges. Using data collected over the past forty years, the plan sets objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade. Some of these goals address malnutrition and food insecurity challenges like:


Click the links above to see what data the US collects and how we're meeting these goals. Click here to see all the objectives.


OLDER AMERICANS ACT NUTRITION SERVICES

The Older Americans Act (OAA) helps support social and nutrition services for older adults. OAA nutrition programs are congregate (senior center) meals and Meals on Wheels.


Access to OAA nutrition programs is critical to helping reduce older adult malnutrition. This map has links to each state's OAA programs. Share the map to help increase use of these programs by older adults and help defeat malnutrition today.



SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal nutrition program. It provides supplemental benefits to individuals/families for purchasing nutritious food. Only a small percent of older adults enroll in/use SNAP compared to those who are actually eligible.


By increasing SNAP enrollment/use among eligible older adults we may be able to reduce malnutrition. This map has links to each state's SNAP application. Share the map to help increase SNAP use by older adults and help defeat malnutrition today.



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