Goldman Sachs: "US housing affordability at lowest levels in history"

Washington is considering increasing the number of students eligible for free meals at schools throughout the state — although the latest proposal falls short of an initial push for free #schoolmeals4all students. crosscut.com/politics/2023/…

“Food prices and fuel costs are up,” DEOHS and Nutritional Sciences Professor Jen Otten told KUOW Public Radio about new WA food survey results. "At the same time food bank inventories are down." Families are "purchasing less produce, they’re purchasing less meat." kuow.org/stories/wa-fam…

Substitute bill will extend access to healthy school meals w/out cost, stigma, or barriers to an additional 91k students. It’s a setback from this year’s goal but is still incremental progress to #SchoolMeals4All shown to have overwhelming community support #SHB1238 #waleg

We’re 50% done with WA’s legislative session. Hunger still haunts nearly half of must vulnerable households & while we’re on track for early action relief #waleg must also consider 2 yr outlook for #Hunger #TANF #SchoolMeals #WorkingFamiliesTaxCredit crosscut.com/investigations…

“It’s clear that there are populations that are experiencing late-pandemic effects, long term,” said UW Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Associate Professor Jen Otten. “We need to figure out how to meet the needs of these populations, because we’re not fully recovered.” bit.ly/3IVCVLw

Food insecurity is a national problem that needs long-term solutions. #WaLeg st.news/3JkIQKx

Thank you SeattleTimes Opinion: #HB1784 needs swift action but also #FoodInsecurity outlook requires long term response and #CollectiveAction #waleg WA House Democrats WA House Republicans WASenateDemocrats @WaSenateGOP #SHB1238 #HB1559 #SHB1447 #HB1477 #SB5486 #budget #EndHunger Northwest Harvest

NEW: Results are out for the fourth wave of a WAFOOD: Washington State Food Security Survey. I interviewed the lead researcher Jen Otten who says higher grocery costs are the most challenging bill to afford for food-insecure households, topping rent or utilities. #KOMONews

1 in 8 people in the U.S. used SNAP benefits in 2022. As food prices soar and SNAP resources shrink, Washingtonians are finding new ways to help neighbors in need. WATCH: youtu.be/6qRxr7Z7Gq4 Rep. Pramila Jayapal @MarieSpiker Northwest Harvest Building a Hunger Free Northeast Seattle Mia Gregerson Brian Callanan

Show me a congressional district anywhere in the country—urban or rural, red state or blue—and I’ll show you working families struggling to put food on the table. It's time to correct the record on SNAP. My op-ed for The Hill: thehill.com/policy/future-…

“The US emergency food system is chronically underfunded,” said DEOHS Assoc. Prof. Jen Otten. “When an emergency comes along, public investments are often not enough because the infrastructure hasn’t been built.” New in University of Washington School of Public Health Public Health Magazine: deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/how-c…

#knowingfood23 #afhvs23 #foodsystems #foodstudies view from my dorm room accommodations at Boston University for the AFHVS/#ASFS conference. So fun to see everyone and hear the rich and interdisciplinary content!

Phenomenal UW Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences University of Washington School of Public Health thesis student noah successfully defended today!! His thesis was amazing and he brought such great energy to our lab and will be missed. Congrats Noah!

Congrats to DEOHS Assoc. Prof. Jen Otten on joining the Committee on Securing Nutrition Equity Across the Food Environment, part of Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Food and Ag's task force to develop a national roadmap for responsive ag solutions. University of Washington School of Public Health bit.ly/3I0nReE

New Winter course taught by Nutritional Sciences faculty Jen Otten, Sarah Collier & @MarieSpiker: Learn about sustainability of meat production and consumption in the United States, with an emphasis on environmental impacts and animal welfare. Register: myplan.uw.edu/course/#/cours…

Vegan vs Omnivore - Twins study So excited our study of identical twins comparing vegan and omnivore diets is making a splash! Check out this super fun video by Lisa Kim of Stanford Medicine to see which diet – and twin – fared better. #Nutrition #Research youtu.be/IvXo-RQGdls?si…

What's the future of #foodsystems education? DEOHS faculty Sarah Collier, @MarieSpiker, Jen Otten and colleagues just published this call for collaboration among food systems programs in higher ed to train the future workforce. Frontiers UW Epidemiology frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Introducing Civil Eats’ Food Policy Tracker, your go-to source for daily federal food and farm updates. ➡️ civileats.com/food-policy-tr…