A little more than 1 in 10 Americans can’t get enough to eat – around the same share of the country that was experiencing food insecurity before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Efforts to make donated food as healthy as possible backfire if the recipients throw it out.
Congregations can help bridge gaps left by government programs, especially for many immigrants and others who are not eligible for SNAP benefits.
These efforts are growing due to the coronavirus pandemic. They involve partnerships with school districts, food banks and other institutions.
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.
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Food insecurity affected many students even before the pandemic hit, with international students the worst hit. But students and universities have shown a lot can be done to end the problem.
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.
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.
Dayton Children’s Hospital has begun to screen patients and their families for food insecurity, referring many of them to its ‘Food Pharm.’
Concerns about having enough to eat are worsening among college students during the pandemic. This could ultimately affect how many finish school, two scholars argue.
Food pantries, the providers of services to the homeless and similar organizations now face enormous challenges.
Backpack programs that give students easily prepared foods, like boxed macaroni and cheese and canned beans, can make a difference.
Many of the low-income people who do use VeggieBook after downloading it at food pantries are eating more nutritious meals, often with more focused family time at the table.
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Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Food Politics and Policy, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
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Directora del CENIEH y autora de "Homo imperfectus" (Ed. Destino), Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH)
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Assistant Professor, Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon
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Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Research Scientist, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, Indiana University
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Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
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Associate Professor in Social Geography & Development Geography, The University of Melbourne
