Food Insecurity- FINAL Flashcards
What is the criteria for a food secure household?
- All members at all times have enough food for an active, healthy life.
- Nutritionally adequate and safe foods are readily available.
- Foods can be acquired in a socially acceptable way.
What is a food insecure household (criteria)?
Limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable ways
Beginning in ____ the U.S. Census Bureau has conducted an ____ survey of food insecurity of a nationally representative sample of people in the U.S.
1995
annual
Food Insecurity Survey
Questions assess:
-___ that the ___ ___ is ___ to __ enough ___.
-___ in the ___ or ___ of ___ eaten by ___ and ___ in the household
-instance of __ __ __ or ___ of reduced food intake for adults and children
anxiety household budget inadequate buy food.
inadequacy, quantity, quality, food, adults, children.
reduced food intake, consequences, adults, children
Definition changes in 2006:
- Food Insecurity/Hunger reports no longer used the word “____” but kept various categories of food insecurity.
- This ___ represent a change in what was measured.
hunger
didn’t
What are the ranges of food security?
high food security and marginal food security (food security)
low food security and very low food security (food insecurity)
What is the definition of high food security?
no reported indications of food-access problems or limitations.
Definition of marginal food security?
one or two reported indications-typically of anxiety over food sufficiently or shortage of food in the house. Little or no indication of changes in diets or food intake.
Definition of low food security?
Reports of reduced quality, variability, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.
Definition of very low food security?
Reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
Food Insecurity
- The condition assessed in the ___ ___ ___.
- Represented in the __ ___ __ reports
- A ___ ___ assessment
food security survey
USDA food security
household level
Food-insecure households include those with __ food security or ___ ___ food security.
low
very low
The prevalence of very low food security declined from ___ to ___, while the prevalence of food insecurity remained essentially ____.
2009
2010
unchanged
Food Insecurity in the United States:
- An average of ___ percent (__ ___) of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during 2010.
- ___ ___ people in the U.S. lived in food-insecure households
- 5
- 2 million
- 8 million
In 2010, ____ children (1.3% of the Nation’s children) lived in households with very low food security.
976,000
Nearly ___ ___ households had difficulty at some time getting enough to eat during ___.
18 million
2012
10 States with the Highest Food Insecurity in 2010: name 5?
-U.S. Average?
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Georgia
14.6%
Some things that can lead to food insecurity? (List 5)
- Abuse
- Social Support
- Food environment
- Housing status
- Employment status
Potential Consequences of food insecurity? (List 6)
- physical health problems
- poor nutrition status
- functional impairment
- behavioral and emotional problems
- reduced work capacity
- poor academic achievement
Where are the food insecure?
- Households in a _____ area (17.0%)
- Those living outside of a ____ area (14.7%)
- Those living in the ___ (16.0%)
- __ (15.1%)
- ___ (13.3%)
- ___ (12.4%)
metropolitan metropolitan South West midwest northeast
Substantially Higher Rates of Very Low Food Security:
- Families with children headed by a ___ ___(10.8%)
- _____ households (17.5%)
- _____ households (8.4%)
single woman
Minority
Hispanic
Causes of Hunger (LIST)
Poverty High housing costs Unemployment Medical or health costs/problems Utility costs Lack of education Transportation costs Substance abuse
Federal Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs Today:
- ___ domestic food assistance programs
- An estimated __ in ___ Americans participate at some points during a year’s time
- ____ of the USDA’s budget goes to fund these programs
15
1 in 4
2/3rds
Federal Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs Today:
- ____ __ ___ (__) conducts studies and evaluates programs
- __ and ___ ___ (___) manages the programs
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Nutrition Education Programs:
- At the National and State Level the program is called ___-__
- It is administered by the ___, __ and ___ Service (___)
SNAP-ED
USDA, Food and nutrition service (FNS)
Other Nutrition Education and Food/Nutrition-Related Program:
-___ __ and ___ ___ program (EFNEP)
Expanded Food and nutrition education program
What are some ways to Enhancing Local Food Access?
- ____ ___
- __ to ___ ___
- ___ ___ programs
- ___ ___
- __ __ programs
Farmer’s Markets
Farm to Cafeteria Initiatives
SNAP Outreach Programs
Community Gardens
Food Recovery Programs
What Individuals Can Do?
- ___
- Document the ___ of the ___
- Conduct ___
- Share ___ with ___
-volunteer
document, needs, community
-research
-knowledge legislators
