Food Insecurity- FINAL

Question 1

What is the criteria for a food secure household?

Answer 1

1. All members at all times have enough food for an active, healthy life.
2. Nutritionally adequate and safe foods are readily available.
3. Foods can be acquired in a socially acceptable way.

Question 2

What is a food insecure household (criteria)?

Answer 2

Limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable ways

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

1995

annual

Question 4

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

Answer 4

anxiety household budget inadequate buy food.
inadequacy, quantity, quality, food, adults, children.
reduced food intake, consequences, adults, children

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

hunger

didn’t

Question 6

What are the ranges of food security?

Answer 6

high food security and marginal food security (food security)
low food security and very low food security (food insecurity)

Question 7

What is the definition of high food security?

Answer 7

no reported indications of food-access problems or limitations.

Question 8

Definition of marginal food security?

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

Definition of low food security?

Answer 9

Reports of reduced quality, variability, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.

Question 10

Definition of very low food security?

Answer 10

Reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.

Question 11

Food Insecurity

• The condition assessed in the ___ ___ ___.
• Represented in the __ ___ __ reports
• A ___ ___ assessment

Answer 11

food security survey
USDA food security
household level

Question 12

Food-insecure households include those with __ food security or ___ ___ food security.

Answer 12

low

very low

Question 13

The prevalence of very low food security declined from ___ to ___, while the prevalence of food insecurity remained essentially ____.

Answer 13

2009
2010
unchanged

Question 14

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

Answer 14

14. 5
15. 2 million
16. 8 million

Question 15

In 2010, ____ children (1.3% of the Nation’s children) lived in households with very low food security.

Answer 15

976,000

Question 16

Nearly ___ ___ households had difficulty at some time getting enough to eat during ___.

Answer 16

18 million

2012

Question 17

10 States with the Highest Food Insecurity in 2010: name 5?

-U.S. Average?

Answer 17

1. Mississippi
2. Texas
3. Arkansas
4. Alabama
5. Georgia

14.6%

Question 18

Some things that can lead to food insecurity? (List 5)

Answer 18

1. Abuse
2. Social Support
3. Food environment
4. Housing status
5. Employment status

Question 19

Potential Consequences of food insecurity? (List 6)

Answer 19

• physical health problems
• poor nutrition status
• functional impairment
• behavioral and emotional problems
• reduced work capacity
• poor academic achievement

Question 20

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%)

Answer 20

metropolitan
metropolitan
South
West
midwest
northeast

Question 21

Substantially Higher Rates of Very Low Food Security:

• Families with children headed by a ___ ___(10.8%)
• _____ households (17.5%)
• _____ households (8.4%)

Answer 21

single woman
Minority
Hispanic

Question 22

Causes of Hunger (LIST)

Answer 22

Poverty
High housing costs
Unemployment
Medical or health costs/problems
Utility costs
Lack of education
Transportation costs
Substance abuse

Question 23

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

Answer 23

15
1 in 4
2/3rds

Question 24

Federal Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs Today:

• ____ __ ___ (__) conducts studies and evaluates programs
• __ and ___ ___ (___) manages the programs

Answer 24

Economic Research Service (ERS)

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

Question 25

Nutrition Education Programs:

• At the National and State Level the program is called ___-__
• It is administered by the ___, __ and ___ Service (___)

Answer 25

SNAP-ED

USDA, Food and nutrition service (FNS)

Question 26

Other Nutrition Education and Food/Nutrition-Related Program:

-___ __ and ___ ___ program (EFNEP)

Answer 26

Expanded Food and nutrition education program

Question 27

What are some ways to Enhancing Local Food Access?

• ____ ___
• __ to ___ ___
• ___ ___ programs
• ___ ___
• __ __ programs

Answer 27

Farmer’s Markets

Farm to Cafeteria Initiatives

SNAP Outreach Programs

Community Gardens

Food Recovery Programs

Question 28

What Individuals Can Do?

• ___
• Document the ___ of the ___
• Conduct ___
• Share ___ with ___

Answer 28

-volunteer
document, needs, community
-research
-knowledge legislators