Food Insecurity

Question 1

What is food insecurity?

Answer 1

Absence of sufficient calories found across many different areas

Question 2

What are the differences of food security?

Answer 2

High: No reported indications of food-access problems/limits
Marginal: One/two reported indications
Low: Reduced quality and variety
Very-Low: Disrupted eating patterns and food intake

Question 3

What is one main method to reduce food insecurity?

Answer 3

Foodbanks (Independent/Trussell Trust)

[Usage of food banks are increasing]

Question 4

What are the 3 stages of tackling food insecurities?

Answer 4

1) Primary: Education, employment income, health
2) S: Safety net, community food hubs, free school meals
3: T: Food banks/pantries, food vouchers

Question 5

What are the other problems of food insecurity?

Answer 5

1) Negative impact on health and development of children, working age adults and older
2) Increasing with economic stress reduces access to food and number of insecure households are increasing.