Joint Project in Wisconsin, New York: Measuring Hunger and Food Insecurity in Children

Autor/inn/en	Bartfeld, Judi; Dunifon, Rachel
Titel	Joint Project in Wisconsin, New York: Measuring Hunger and Food Insecurity in Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 98 (2006) 2, S.54-55 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-1651
Schlagwörter	Security (Psychology); Elementary School Students; Family (Sociological Unit); Hunger; Food; Nutrition; Lunch Programs; Consciousness Raising; Academic Achievement; Well Being; Surveys; New York; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Familie; Lebensmittel; Ernährung; Mittagessen; Bewusstseinsbildung; Schulleistung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Food security--access to enough food for a healthy, active life--is vital to the well-being of children. Yet, almost 17% of households with children experience food insecurity, considerably higher than the rate among childless households. Food insecurity has been linked to a variety of negative outcomes in children, related to health, behavior, and school performance. Measuring food insecurity in local communities is difficult, because obtaining good estimates requires administering detailed surveys to a broad cross-section of the population. Because of this, problems with hunger and food insecurity often go unnoticed. This article reports the findings of a survey on food insecurity conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cornell University for elementary school children. The results show that food insecurity rates ranged from seven to 35 percent among participating schools. Results have been used to raise awareness of hunger and food insecurity to support increased outreach for nutrition assistance programs such as food stamps and free and reduced price school meals. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10