Hunger in legal immigrants in California, Texas, and Illinois

Kasper, Jennifer; Gupta, Sundeep; Tran, Phuong Lien; Cook, John T.; Meyers, Alan

doi:10.2105/ajph.90.10.1629

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“…1, 5–7 A 2000 study of low-income Latino and Asian immigrants in urban areas in California, Texas, and Illinois found that 81% of households were food insecure and that Latino ethnicity and poor English were positive predictors of hunger. 6 Latino immigrants surveyed at an urban medical center in Minneapolis had significantly higher rates of household food insecurity compared to U.S.-born non-Latinos. 8 In a study of mothers across seven U.S. cities, households with immigrant mothers were at greater risk of food insecurity than those with U.S. born mothers, and food insecurity increased the risk of poor child health.…”

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Do Our Patients Have Enough to Eat?: Food Insecurity among Urban Low-income Cancer Patients

Gany¹,

Lee²,

Ramirez³

et al. 2014

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This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of food insecurity among a cohort of underserved oncology patients at New York City cancer clinics. A demographic survey and the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module were administered. A multivariate General Linear Model Analysis of Covariance was used to evaluate predictors of food insecurity. 404 completed the surveys. 18% had very low, 38% low, 17% marginal, and 27% high food security. The Analysis of Covariance was statistically significant (F(7, 370) = 19.08; p < 0.0001; R-Square = 0.26). Younger age, Spanish language, poor health care access, and having less money for food since beginning cancer treatment were significantly associated with greater food insecurity. This cohort of underserved cancer patients had rates of food insecurity nearly 5 times that of the state average. More research is needed to better understand the causes and impact of food insecurity among cancer and chronic disease patients.

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Do Our Patients Have Enough to Eat?: Food Insecurity among Urban Low-income Cancer Patients

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Ramirez³

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“…Being younger, having minority status (particularly African-American or Hispanic), being a single mother, and having low levels of education increase the risk of food insecurity (Bartfeld and Dunifon 2006; Connell et al 2001; Daponte and Stephens 2004; Dunifon and Kowaleski-Jones 2003; Kasper et al 2000; Nord et al 2004; Olson et al 1997; Opsomer et al 2003; Ribar and Hamrick 2003a; Rose et al 1998). Poor mental health, disability, and chronic physical health conditions not only increase the likelihood of being food-insecure but are also associated with more severe levels of food insecurity among households experiencing food hardship (Coleman-Jensen and Nord 2013; Tarasuk et al 2013).…”

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Understanding the link between poverty and food insecurity among children: Does the definition of poverty matter?

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Kaushal

Waldfogel

et al. 2014

Journal of Children and Poverty

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This paper examines the association between poverty and food insecurity among children, using two different definitions of poverty—the official poverty measure (OPM) and the new supplemental poverty measure (SPM) of the Census Bureau, which is based on a more inclusive definition of family resources and needs. Our analysis is based on data from the 2001–11 Current Population Survey and shows that food insecurity and very low food security among children decline as income-to-needs ratio increases. The point estimates show that the associations are stronger as measured by the new supplemental measure of income-to-needs ratio than when estimated through the official measure. Statistical tests reject the hypothesis that poor households’ odds of experiencing low food security are the same whether the SPM or OPM measure is used; but the tests do not reject the hypothesis when very low food security is the outcome.

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“…Household food insecurity, defined as, “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire foods in a socially acceptable way (1),” is more likely to affect low-income, minority groups in the United States (US) (2–8). According to the 2007 Current Population Survey of US Households, 11.1% of all households in the US were classified as food insecure whereas 20.1% of Hispanics reported food insecurity (9).…”

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Dietary Associations of Household Food Insecurity among Children of Mexican Descent: Results of a Binational Study

Rosas¹,

Harley²,

Fernald³

et al. 2009

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

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Background/objective Children of Mexican descent frequently experience household food insecurity both in the United States (US) and Mexico, however, little is known about the associations of food insecurity with dietary intake. This study aimed to understand the level of perceived food insecurity and its association with dietary intake among children of Mexican descent residing in the US and Mexico. Design This cross-sectional study utilized data from a 2006 binational study of five-year-old children of Mexican descent living in migrant communities in California (CA) and Mexico (MX). Methods In CA, children were 301 participants from the CHAMACOS study, a longitudinal birth cohort in a Mexican immigrant community. MX children (n=301) were participants in the Proyecto Mariposa study, which was designed to capture a sample of women and their children living in Mexico who closely resembled the CA sample, yet who never migrated to the US. Household food insecurity was measured using the US Department of Agriculture Food Security Scale and dietary intake was assessed with food frequency questionnaires. Analysis of variance was used to examine unadjusted and adjusted differences in total energy, nutrient intake, and consumption of food groups by household food security status. Results Approximately 39% of the CA mothers and 75% of the MX mothers reported low or very low food security in the last 12 months (p<0.01). Children in the US, experiencing food insecurity consumed more fat, saturated fat, sweets and fried snacks than children not experiencing food insecurity. In contrast, in Mexico food insecurity was associated with lower intake of total carbohydrates, dairy and vitamin B6. Conclusions Programs and policies addressing food insecurity in the US and Mexico may need to take steps to address dietary intake among children in households experiencing food insecurity, possibly through education and programs to increase resources to obtain healthy foods.

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Hunger in legal immigrants in California, Texas, and Illinois

Cited by 75 publications

References 7 publications

Do Our Patients Have Enough to Eat?: Food Insecurity among Urban Low-income Cancer Patients

Do Our Patients Have Enough to Eat?: Food Insecurity among Urban Low-income Cancer Patients

Understanding the link between poverty and food insecurity among children: Does the definition of poverty matter?

Dietary Associations of Household Food Insecurity among Children of Mexican Descent: Results of a Binational Study

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