Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. By: James M. Perrin, MD, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics:
“The $8.6 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) included in the compromise Farm Bill that recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is expected to pass the U.S. Senate fall painfully short of meeting the needs of America’s children and families.
“Pediatricians witness the effects of childhood hunger firsthand: hungry children are less…
