The Role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Addressing Negative Outcomes Associated with Food Insecurity

Gundersen, Craig

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74342-0_6

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“…Other disparities that persist concerning food insecurity in the U.S. include college students being at a greater risk than non-college students [66], immigrants being at a greater risk than non-immigrants [65], and individuals who are houseless being at a greater risk than individuals with a home [47]. Given the many population-based disparities as it relates to food insecurity, there is an obvious lack of health equity as it relates to food insecurity and chronic disease across the various groups of people within the U.S. [67].…”

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The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review

Royer

2024

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Food insecurity is an economic and social condition that involves individuals having limited or uncertain access to healthy food. Despite the well-intentioned efforts of both governmental and not-for-profit organizations in addressing food insecurity, well over one-in-ten households in the U.S., the wealthiest nation in the world, experience food insecurity every year. The objective of this literature review was to identify and explicate the methods and outcomes of food insecurity interventions that have been conducted among U.S. adults. This literature review identified 38 studies detailing several government programs and research interventions designed to address food insecurity. Results from the review highlight how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and not-for profit food banks have demonstrated success in improving food insecurity. However, the prevalence of food insecurity among U.S. households has fluctuated without any sustained decreases that achieve a food insecurity rate that remains below 10 percent of the population. Food waste, which refers to food that is edible yet discarded at the retail or consumption phases, is rampant in the U.S., as approximately 30 percent (66.5 million tons) of edible food is wasted after leaving the farm every year. Food waste prevention efforts that involve rescuing edible, nutritious food and redistributing it to individuals who are food insecure can promote both environmental- and public health through simultaneous reductions in food waste and food insecurity.

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Section: The Disparate Prevalence Of Food Insecuritymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review

Royer

2024

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The Role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Addressing Negative Outcomes Associated with Food Insecurity

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The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review

The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review

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