Addressing U.S. Food Insecurity: An Overview of the Effectiveness of Various Approaches to Addressing Food Insecurity in the United States
The prevalence of food insecurity is of great concern, and is heightened by its many demonstrated negative health consequences. Due in large part to food insecurity’s status as an important and high-profile nutrition-related public health issue in the United States…
Hunger and Nutrition in America: What’s at Stake for Children, Families and Older Adults
Adequate nutrition helps children and youth concentrate in class, improves their memory and overall behavior, and leads to better health and fewer visits to the doctor. For older adults, access to good nutrition also improves memory, helps maintain healthy physical…
Local Food SystemsConcepts, Impacts, and Issues
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. …
The Socio-Economic Significance of Food Deserts
This article examines the growing existence of areas where there is limited or no access to affordable, nutritious food. These areas, known as food deserts, are most prominently found in low-income communities and have been shown to contribute to the…
The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters
The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters studies the inequitable access to food. PolicyLink and The Food Trust conducted this inquiry to summarize the existing evidence base, carefully reviewing more than 132 studies. This…
The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy
The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy says that while the current farm bill contains few specific programs that directly support local or regional food systems, such systems should play a larger policy role in the next…
Rebuilding the American Economy–One Heirloom Tomato at a Time
Rebuilding the American Economy–One Heirloom Tomato at a Time is based on a conference held by the Wilson Center in March 2011. This summarizing report was prepared to discuss both the scope of healthy/sustainable food consumption and the challenges faced…
School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study – II
School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II provides a detailed examination of the cost of producing reimbursable meals in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) during school year (SY) 2005-06. Reimbursement rates in the NSLP…
Diet Quality of American School-Age Children by School Lunch Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004
Diet Quality of American School-Age Children by School Lunch Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004 provides a current and comprehensive picture of the diets of school-aged children. Data are presented for children who participated…
The Pennsylvania SFSP Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation
The Pennsylvania SFSP Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation studies the efficacy and viability of using The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). SFSP operated a pilot in rural areas of Pennsylvania during the summers of 2005 and 2006. The purpose of…