The Newly Released HIA Report Recommends Increased Resources to Address Infrastructure Needs Among Rural and Frontier Food Pantries in New Mexico

Study Also Questions Formula for Distribution of Food to Impoverished New Mexicans and the Nutritional Content of Food and Effects on Health

The National Center for Frontier Communities and the Southwest New Mexico Food Policy Council are pleased to announce the release of the first Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in New Mexico to study barriers to quantity, quality and access to food pantry food among low-income persons in rural and frontier communities.