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Constance Newman
Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture
Publications - 42
Citations - 1634
Constance Newman is an academic researcher from United States Department of Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poverty & Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 41 publications receiving 1581 citations.
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Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Steve Martinez,Michael S. Hand,Michelle Da Pra,Susan L. Pollack,Katherine Ralston,Travis A. Smith,Stephen J. Vogel,Shellye Clark,Luanne Lohr,Sarah A. Low,Constance Newman +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local foods, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of Local Food Systems.
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Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Steve Martinez,Michael S. Hand,Michelle Da Pra,Susan L. Pollack,Katherine Ralston,Travis A. Smith,Stephen J. Vogel,Shellye Clark,Luanne Lohr,Sarah A. Low,Constance Newman +10 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive literature-review-based overview of the current understanding of local food systems, including: alternative defi nitions; estimates of market size and reach; descriptions of the characteristics of local foods consumers and producers; and an examination of early evidence on the economic and health impacts of such systems as discussed by the authors.
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The National School Lunch Program Background, Trends, and Issues
TL;DR: This report provides background information on the NSLP, including historical trends and participant characteristics, and addresses steps being taken to meet challenges facing administrators of the program, including tradeoffs between nutritional quality of foods served, costs, and participation.
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Who Has Time to Cook? How Family Resources Influence Food Preparation
Lisa Mancino,Constance Newman +1 more
TL;DR: Using Tobit analysis of the 2003-04 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this article found that household time resources significantly affect how much time is allocated to preparing food, and that working full-time and being a single parent appear to have a larger impact on time allocated to food preparation than an individual?s earnings or household income do.
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Gender, time use, and change : the impact of the cut flower industry in Ecuador
TL;DR: The authors used survey data from Ecuador to examine the effects of women's employment on the allocation of paid and unpaid labor within the household and found that market labor opportunities for women have no effect on women's total time in labor but increase men's time in unpaid labor.