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Sarah Charnes
Senior Research Associate
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Food Is Medicine: Bringing Nutrition to the Center of Healthcare
April 21, 2026
Diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease remain leading contributors to preventable illness and rising healthcare costs. Food Is Medicine programs offer…
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Westat to Participate in APPAM 2025 Fall Research Conference
November 6, 2025
Westat will join policymakers, researchers, and practitioners at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) 47th Annual Fall Research Conference, Forging Collaborations for…
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New Publication on the Impact of SNAP in Missouri
August 22, 2025
Westat partnered with the Missouri Foundation for Health to develop the 2025 Missouri SNAP Basics. This publication explains Missouri’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and…
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2025 APHSA EMWB Features Westat SNAP Expertise
August 20, 2025
Westat SNAP Policy Support and Technical Assistance experts will be featured at the American Public Human Services Association’s (APHSA’s) Economic Mobility and Well-Being (EMWB) Conference,…
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Field Test Advances Food Policy and Nutrition Research
June 11, 2025
To inform policies that improve food access and health outcomes, Westat conducted the 2022 field test of the second National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase…
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WIC Education Leads to Healthier Kids
May 22, 2025
New data show that Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition education has a lasting impact on children’s nutrition. The WIC Infant…
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How can states develop efficient child nutrition technology systems?
Providing training to improve child nutrition systems
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2024 WIC Conference: Advancing Nutrition Education
November 13, 2024
Westat’s Food and Nutrition researchers will attend the 2024 National WIC Association’s Nutrition Education & Breastfeeding Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from November 19-21. The annual…
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Advancing Human Services: Westat @ 2024 EMWB Conference
August 7, 2024
Westat experts will be on site at the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)’s Economic Mobility and Well-Being (EMWB) Conference, August 25-28, in Portland, Oregon.…
