‘Eat Well, Be Well’: SNAP program yields healthy results

‘Eat Well, Be Well’: SNAP program yields healthy results

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Earlier this year, the Rhode Island Department of Human Services launched a pilot program to incentivize healthier eating in the state. Six months into the "Eat Well, Be Well" program, 12 News checked in with DHS to see how the program — which was set up to benefit those who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — is working out. DHS Director Kimberly Merolla-Brito said that Rhode Islanders are taking…