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An expert on food policy explains how the end of COVID-19 waivers will impact children’s access to food, as well as the importance of food banks and pantries.
Millions of people experiencing food poverty turn to food banks, and the number is growing.
Efforts to make donated food as healthy as possible backfire if the recipients throw it out.
Our food systems are failing to feed all of us.
In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we pick apart what is broken and ways to fix it with two women who battle food injustice.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the problem of food insecurity for many people, especially racialized and Indigenous households.
Congregations can help bridge gaps left by government programs, especially for many immigrants and others who are not eligible for SNAP benefits.
COVID has exposed how vulnerable Australia’s food charities are in times of crisis. But we can prepare for the next disaster.
The most vulnerable in society have been hit hard by the pandemic when it comes to getting enough to eat. So what can be done?
Behavioral economics, long employed in grocery stores to guide customers to certain products, could be employed by food banks and pantries to encourage healthier choices.
While long lines and food shortages are frustrating for most consumers, they can be physically and emotionally grueling for people with disabilities.
A team of experts are projecting that after a steep increase in 2020, food insecurity rates will dip in 2021. But behind this is a racial gap – rates for Black Americans will remain stubbornly high.
Most would have preferred to at least have the option of choosing equivalent amounts of money instead
Food production in the US is heavily concentrated in the hands of a small number of large agribusiness companies. That’s been good for shareholders, but not for consumers.
A food policy researcher helps make sense of the lexicon of US food policy terms, and explains how they relate to racial justice.
The number of people assisted by food banks had been growing over the two decades before the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, these nonprofits are facing even more demand.
An estimated 1 in 4 US children have trouble getting enough to eat at least sometimes. We asked four scholars for their insights..
The boxes and bags people get from food pantries contain healthier food than you might suspect.
By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders, she’s following five best practices.
Not having enough to eat is a major public health concern, not only because it causes hunger and distress, but also because it’s linked to poor nutrition and unstable diet patterns.
Top contributors
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Lecturer of Social Policy, University of Salford
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Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
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Professor of Food Policy, City, University of London
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Lecturer in Nutrition, King's College London
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Professor in Health Studies and Head of the Department of Gender Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Dayton
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Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health and Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
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President, Food Secure Canada
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PhD, Political Economy, Macquarie University
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Lecturer, William Angliss Institute
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Deakin University
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Reader in Marketing and Consumer Research, University of Birmingham
