Food & Nutrition
Improving Health Outcomes
How do we help more people eat well and stay active, and how do we make those choices easier to access?
For more than three decades, Altarum has helped partners in more than 40 states and territories promote healthy lifestyles, improve nutrition and physical activity, and reduce the risk of preventable chronic disease.
Our team brings deep expertise in nutrition security, obesity, chronic disease prevention, physical activity, and federal food and nutrition programs.
We work directly with partners to assess needs, evaluate programs, build capacity, and turn evidence into action through research, strategic planning, technical assistance, communications, and data analysis. We support partners at every stage of their work, from design and implementation to evaluation and continuous improvement.
For example, our work with Partnership for a Healthier America helped build the evidence base for Good Food at Home, a program designed to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among lower-income families. Findings from our evaluations informed program design and expansion as the initiative evolved into a national produce incentive model.
Every project starts with the partner. We shape our approach around what they need, what they have to work with, and when they need it. Across all our work, our goal is the same: Advance health missions, equip our partners to act on what they learn, and help the people they serve live healthier lives.
Explore our work below:
Our Food and Nutrition Expertise in Practice
17 Million Servings: Building the Evidence Base for the Good Food at Home Program
Altarum has partnered with Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) to evaluate Good Food at Home, an initiative designed to help families access and consume more fruits and vegetables.
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Building the Evidence Base for Iowa's Nutrition Initiatives
Altarum is helping the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services evaluate two high-profile initiatives: the Healthy Kids Iowa summer nutrition pilot and the Iowa SNAP food restriction waiver demonstration project.
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Measuring the Reach and Value of Illinois SNAP-Ed
Altarum serves as the external evaluator for University of Illinois Extension’s SNAP-Ed program and recently evaluated the Eat.Move.Save. social marketing campaign and a return-on-investment (ROI) analysis of the program overall.
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Evaluation of Summer Nutrition and SNAP Food Restriction Waiver in Iowa
Our work is generating evidence to inform nutrition assistance programming in Iowa.
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Strengthening the Workforce Behind WIC: I Matter
Altarum supports I Matter Project, an initiative designed to support and strengthen the WIC workforce by providing resources, training, and recommendations to reinforce staffing models, compensation, and competencies.
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