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Research and Reports

2004

Ervin RB, Wright JD, Wang CY, Kennedy-Stephenson J. Dietary intake of selected vitamins for the United States Population: 1999-2000. Advanced data from vital and health statistics; no 339. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2004.

Sharkey JR. Nutrition Risk Screening: The interrelationship of food insecurity, food intake, and unintentional weight change among homebound elders. J Nutr Elder . 2004;24:19-34.

Stuff JE, Casey PH, Szeto KL, Gossett JM, Robbins JM, Simpson PM, Connell C, Bogle ML. Household food insecurity is associated with adult health status. J Nutr . 2004;134:2330-2335.

2003

Nord M, Andrews M. Putting food on the table: household food security in the United States. Amber Waves. 2003;1:22-29.

Position of the American Dietetic Association: addressing world hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:1046-1057.

Sharkey JR. Risk and presence of food insufficiency are associated with low nutrient intakes and multimorbidity among homebound older women who receive home-delivered meals. J Nutr. 2003;133:3485-3491.

2002 and earlier

Belle SE. Seniors' outreach to seniors winning the war on hunger and isolation. J Am Diet Assoc. 1993;93(suppl):A-19. Abstract.

Bickel G, Andrews M, Carlson S. The magnitude of hunger: In a new national measure of food insecurity. Top Clin Nutr. 1998;13:15-30.

Burt MR, Clark RL. Factors associated with food insecurity among the elderly. Washington DC: The Urban Institute. 1993.

Burt MR. Hunger among the elderly: Local and national comparisons, final report of a national study on the extent and nature of food insecurity among American seniors. Washington DC: The Urban Institute; 1993 Nov.

Campbell CC. Food insecurity: A nutritional outcome or a predictor variable? J Nutr. 1991;121:408-415.

Cohen BE, Burt MR. Eliminating hunger: Food security policy for the 1990s. Washington DC: The Urban Institute. 1990.

Cohen BE, Burt MR, Schulte MM. Hunger and food insecurity among the elderly. Washington DC: The Urban Institute. 1993.

Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit. Washington, DC: US Dept of Agriculture; 2002. ERS Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. FAN02-013.

Dehavenon AL. The tyranny of indifference and the re-institutionalization of hunger, homelessness and poor health. New York City: East Harlem Interfaith Welfare Committee. 1988.

Dixon LB, Winkleby MA, Raimer KL. Dietary intakes and serum nutrients differ between adults from food-insufficient and food-sufficient families: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. J Nutr. 2001;131:1232-1246.

From The US Conference of Mayors: 2001 Hunger and Homelessness Survey. Washington, DC: US Conference of Mayors; 2001.

Good choices in hard times: Fifteen ideas for states to reduce hunger and stimulate the economy. Washington, DC: Food Research and Action Center; 2002.

Household Food Security Study Summaries, 2001 edition. Food Security Institute, Center on Hunger and Poverty at the Heller Graduate School at Brandeis University. July 2001.

Hunger and Nutrition: Challenges to Older Americans' Health. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Services of the Select Committee on Aging House of Representatives. 102nd Congress. Second Session. May 21, 1992. Comm Pub No 102-872.

Jellinek I. Hunger and food insecurity among the elderly in New York City: Testimony for Legislative Roundtable. New York: Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc.; 1993 Nov 16.

Keenan DP, Olson C, Hersey JC, Parmer SM. Measures of food insecurity/security. J Nutr Educ. 2001;33(S1);S49-S58.

Klesges LM, Pahor M, Shorr RI, Wam JY, Willamson JD, Guralnik JM. Financial difficulty in acquiring food among elderly disabled women: results from the women’s health and aging study. Am J Public Health. 2001;91:68-75.

Lee JS, Frongillo EA. Nutritional and health consequences are associated with food insecurity among U.S. elderly persons. J Nutr. 2001;131:1503-1509.

Lee JS, Frongillo EA. Factors associated with food insecurity among U.S. Elderly Persons: Importance of functional impairments. J Gerontol B Psychol Soc Sci. 2001;56B(2):S94-S99.

Lloyd J, Weddle D. Demographic factors affecting nutritional status of America's aging population. Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. Summer 2001.

Martin KS. Food Security and Community: Putting the pieces together. Hartford, CT: Hartford Food Systems; 2001.

Marcotte LP. Food Security in the United States - What's Going On? ADA Hunger & Malnutrition Dietetic Practice Group; 2000.

Olson CM, Holben DH. Position of the American Dietetic Association: domestic food and nutrition security. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002.

Position of the American Dietetic Association: Domestic food and nutrition security. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;1840-1847

Report: Andrews M, Nord M, Bickel G, Carlson S. Household Food Security in the United States, 1999. USDA Economic Research Service Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No.8, 1999.

Report: USDA ERS. Second Food Security Measurement and Research Conference, Volume II: Papers

Rose D, Oliveira V. Nutrient intakes of individuals from food-insufficient households in the U.S. Am J Public Health. 1997.87:1956-1961.

Sarlio-Lahteenkorva S, Lahelma E. Food insecurity is associated with past and present economic disadvantage and body mass index. J Nutr. 2001;131:2880-2884.

Second Food Security Measurement and Research Conference Volume 1: Proceedings From the Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)

Slotterback CS, Oakes ME. Effects of exposure to a grocery-store environment on hunger in young, middle-aged, and older adults. J Nutr Elder. 2000;20(1):35-50.

Stacey SE, Weddle DO, Dixon Z, Ciccazzo M. Hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition risk in a community residing minority older adult population. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000;100(suppl):A-65. Abstract.

Sullivan A, Choi E. Hunger and Food Insecurity in the Fifty States: 1998-2000. Food Security Institute; Center on Hunger and Poverty. Brandeis University; 2002.

USDA ERS: Dwyer JT, Cook JT. Nutrition and health perspectives on establishing a food security agenda: What can we learn from the past to establish a framework for the future? (08/01)

USDA ERS. Second Food Security Measurement and Research Conference, Volume II: Papers

Vaughn LA, Manore MM. Dietary patterns and nutritional status of low income, free-living elderly. Food Nutr News. 1988;60:27-30.

Weddle DO, Dixon Z, Levin L. A pilot project to measure hunger and malnutrition risk in an urban minority elder population. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998;98(suppl):A-69. Abstract.

Wellman NS, Weddle DO, Kranz S, Brain CT. Elder insecurities: Poverty, hunger and malnutrition. J Am Diet Assoc. 1997;97(suppl):S120-S122.

Wolfe WS, Olson CM, Kendall A, Frongillo EA. Hunger and food insecurity in the elderly: Its nature and measurement. J Aging Health. 1998;10:327.

Wolfe WS, Olson CM, Kendall A, Frongillo EA. Understanding food insecurity in the elderly: A conceptual framework. J Nutr Educ. 1996;28:92-100

Zylstra RA, Beerman K, Hillers V, Mitchell M. Who's at risk in Washington State? Demographic characteristics affect nutritional risk behaviors in elderly meal participants. J Am Diet Assoc. 1995;95:358-360.

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Resources

2003

Agricultural Outlook and Rural America (2003). For professionals and consumers, the Economic Research Service of USDA will debut a new magazine published five times a year that will take the place of Food Review, Agricultural Outlook and Rural America. First release will be in February. For free electronic subscription go to web page. (800) 999-6779 or (703) 605-6060.

Household Food Security in the United States, 2002.   For professionals, this report provides statistics on the food security of households and on how much they spent for food and the extent to which food-insecure households participated in Federal and community food assistance programs. Economic Research Service. (800) 999-6779.

Hunger and Food Insecurity Among the Elderly. (2003). For professionals and consumers, this paper (PDF format) examines the prevalence, severity, and impact of food insecurity among the elderly and describes key federal nutrition programs that provide important nutrition support to low-income elderly Americans. Center on Hunger and Poverty. Food Security Institute, Brandeis University. (781) 736-8885.

2002 and earlier

Food Security Action Resource
The primary focus of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutrition assistance programs is providing food security -- access by all people at all times to enough nutritious food for an active, healthy life. All materials are available in portable document format (PDF), which can be read with Adobe Acrobat

A Guide to Measuring Household Food Security
Audience: Professionals
Description: This guide gives those concerned about food insecurity and hunger the tools to assess the extent of these problems in their communities. Download the preface and introduction, or download
PDF file.
Contact: To learn more, visit the Initiative's website at http://www.reeusda.gov/food_security/foodshp.htm, or Joel Berg, USDA's Coordinator of Community Food Security at joel.berg@usda.gov.

"The National Nutrition Safety Net: Tools for Community Food Security"
Audience: Professionals (program providers, public officials, anti-hunger advocates, coalitions)
Description: These tools help professionals overcome barriers to making the nutrition assistance programs available to all of those eligible in their local communities. Browse through a web-based version, or download a PDF file (350K) of the entire publication.

The Poverty Simulation Kit. For professionals, this is a 2-hour program of experiential learning in which participants are sensitized to the realities of life in poverty. In a Welfare Stimulation, 30-75 participants role-play the lives of low-income citizens from various families. Some are newly unemployed or deserted by the "breadwinner," while other receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families either with or without additional earned income. Still others receive disability income.
ROWEL Education Association. (314) 361-6665.

"Together We Can!"
Audience: Professionals
Description:
A handbook that offers step-by-step plans for combating hunger. It outlines ideas for what volunteers can do, provides action plans for hunger-fighting activities, and identifies resources available to fight hunger in communities everywhere throughout America. Download a PDF file (187K).

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Web Links

America's Second Harvest <www.secondharvest.org>

Center on Hunger and Poverty <www.centeronhunger.org>

Food and Nutrition Information Center: Hunger/Food Security <http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000038.html>

Food Research and Action Center <www.frac.org>

Michigan State University Extension-Hunger Home Page <http://www.msue.msu.edu/fnh/hunger/>

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Last Updated:
09/17/2004