NY A09168

Requires the Department of Health to include the USDA's U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module (Six-Item Short Form) as part of its annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System participation

Mandates public annual reporting of food security survey results broken down to the county level on the department's website

Responds to the USDA's September 2025 announcement that it will no longer issue annual food insecurity reports at the federal level

Cites New York's food insufficiency rate of 10.4% as of March 2025, higher than during the early pandemic in 2020 (10.2%)

References anticipated increases in food insecurity due to federal SNAP cuts in H.R.1