Hunger, Food Security, and Emergency Food Programs Flashcards
Vulnerability Factors
Biological, economic, environmental or social insult that increases nutritional risk.
Vulnerability Factors that Contribute to Hunger
Poverty Unemployment Illiteracy Cultural Barriers Homelessness Geographic or Social Isolation
Hunger
The uneasy or painful sensation caused by a recurrent or involuntary lack of food, which can lead to malnutrition over time.
Food Security
Access by all people at all times, to sufficient food for an active and healthy life. Food security implies:
Accessibility to food
Availability of food
Affordability of food
Food Insecurity
Limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an adequate quantity or quality of food in socially acceptable ways.
High Food Security
Household had no problems or anxiety about consistently accessing adequate food.
Marginal Food Security
Household had problems at times, or anxiety about, accessing adequate food, but the quality, variety, and quantity of their food intake were not substantially reduced.
Low Food Security
Household reduced the quality, variety, and desirability or their diets, but the quantity of food intake and normal eating patterns were not substantially disrupted.
Very-Low Food Security
At times during the year, eating patterns of one or more household members were disrupted and food intake reduced because the household lacked money and resources for food.
Groups Most at Risk for Food Insecurity
The poor and the working poor Those in poverty The young Low income women Ethnic minorities The elderly Inner city and rural dwellers Certain Southern and Western states Farmers Homeless
Factors Considered the Most Important Contributors of Homelessness
Addiction to alcohol or drugs
No suitable housing
Lack of a job
Insufficient income
What is a normal channel for acquiring food?
Earned Income Bartering Public Aid/SNAP Feeding Programs Charity
Normal Channels: Feeding Programs
Wic
School Lunch/Breakfast
Senior nutrition sites/MOW
Commodity supplemental food program
Normal Channels: Charity
Surplus commodities
Food pantries/Soup kitchens
Friends/Family
Unacceptable Channels
Dumpster dipping Selling blood Selling self Theft Other illegal behaviors
Using less expensive foods is a….
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Using less nutritious foods is a…
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Relying on food stretching strategies is a…
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Serving unbalanced meals is a…
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Adults changing their eating patterns is a…
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