NUSC 3230 FINAL EXAM
Food security - ANSWERS-access by all people at all times to enough
food for an active, healthy life
Food insecurity - ANSWERS-limited or uncertain ability to acquire or
consume an adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially
acceptable ways
Pandemic EBT - ANSWERS-provides food supports to help families
with children who were receiving free and reduced-price school meals
pay for food
Pandemic EBT expansion - ANSWERS-- Reduced the share of
families in SNAP households where children experienced very low
food security by 17%
- Reduced food insufficiency among SNAP households by 28%
- Had the largest effects in alleviating food hardship in states with
relatively high rates of school closures due to COVID-19
- Reduced child very low food security by 22%
- Reduced household food insufficiency by 39%.
5 Components of food security - ANSWERS-quantity, quality,
suitability (culturally acceptable, storage/prep), psychological
(anxiety, deprivation), social (methods of acquiring socially
acceptable; food stamps, etc.)
,Poverty in the U.S. - ANSWERS-Having too little money to meet
minimum needs for food, clothing, and shelter
- In 2013, 14.5% of people (over 45.3 million people) lived in poverty
- 20% of children under the age of 18 lived in poverty
Poverty thresholds - ANSWERS-Dollar amounts below which a
family would be viewed as living in poverty
- Used for calculating all official poverty population statistics
Poverty guidelines - ANSWERS-Simplified version of poverty
thresholds (used for administrative purposes)
Who are the food insecure in the U.S.? - ANSWERS-- Poor and
working poor
- Young and older adults
- Ethnic minorities
- Inner-city and rural dwellers
- Certain southern and western states
- Many farmers
- Homeless
Food insecurity vs. very low food insecurity? - ANSWERS-- Food
insecurity: limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an
adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable
ways
,- Very low food insecurity: Per USDA (reports of multiple indications
of disrupted eating patterns and food intake), Per textbook (due to
lack of money or food (Table 10-3))
Highest rates of food insecurity during recession? - ANSWERS-Non-
Hispanic Black and Hispanic households
Causes of food insecurity in the U.S. - ANSWERS-Causes of hunger
and food insecurity are many and interrelated
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Low wages
- High housing and health care costs
Reducing food insecurity - ANSWERS-- Affordable housing
- Increasing SNAP benefits
- Providing more job-training programs
Considerations related to food insecurity - ANSWERS-- Poverty is a
root of food insecurity
- Diets of households experiencing food insecurity are inadequate
- Food insecurity can lead to physical, social, and mental health
problems
- Low-paying jobs result in incomes inadequate to meet fixed
expenses
- Current minimum wage $7.25/hour
, - Families rely on emergency food assistance facilities in emergencies
and as a steady source of food
- Individuals self-select to participate in food assistance programs
- Private charity cannot solve the food insecurity problem
Origination of food assistance programs - ANSWERS-- During the
1960s and 1970s that hunger was prevalent (poverty and hunger
became national priorities)
- Old programs were revised and new programs were developed to
prevent malnutrition.
- As a result of these efforts, hunger diminished in this country until
the 1980s
- Reagan administration reduced federal spending for antipoverty
programs.
- Today, hunger affects all segments of the population.
USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs - ANSWERS-The USDA Food
and Nutrition Service implements 15 programs to provide low-income
citizens with food or the means to purchase foods.
- Programs are administered by Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of
USDA
- DHHS administers Head Start and food programs for elderly
- Department of Homeland Security administers "disaster feeding"
Federal Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs Today - ANSWERS-
- The Food and Nutrition Service administers all of its programs in
partnership with the states.
Food security - ANSWERS-access by all people at all times to enough
food for an active, healthy life
Food insecurity - ANSWERS-limited or uncertain ability to acquire or
consume an adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially
acceptable ways
Pandemic EBT - ANSWERS-provides food supports to help families
with children who were receiving free and reduced-price school meals
pay for food
Pandemic EBT expansion - ANSWERS-- Reduced the share of
families in SNAP households where children experienced very low
food security by 17%
- Reduced food insufficiency among SNAP households by 28%
- Had the largest effects in alleviating food hardship in states with
relatively high rates of school closures due to COVID-19
- Reduced child very low food security by 22%
- Reduced household food insufficiency by 39%.
5 Components of food security - ANSWERS-quantity, quality,
suitability (culturally acceptable, storage/prep), psychological
(anxiety, deprivation), social (methods of acquiring socially
acceptable; food stamps, etc.)
,Poverty in the U.S. - ANSWERS-Having too little money to meet
minimum needs for food, clothing, and shelter
- In 2013, 14.5% of people (over 45.3 million people) lived in poverty
- 20% of children under the age of 18 lived in poverty
Poverty thresholds - ANSWERS-Dollar amounts below which a
family would be viewed as living in poverty
- Used for calculating all official poverty population statistics
Poverty guidelines - ANSWERS-Simplified version of poverty
thresholds (used for administrative purposes)
Who are the food insecure in the U.S.? - ANSWERS-- Poor and
working poor
- Young and older adults
- Ethnic minorities
- Inner-city and rural dwellers
- Certain southern and western states
- Many farmers
- Homeless
Food insecurity vs. very low food insecurity? - ANSWERS-- Food
insecurity: limited or uncertain ability to acquire or consume an
adequate quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable
ways
,- Very low food insecurity: Per USDA (reports of multiple indications
of disrupted eating patterns and food intake), Per textbook (due to
lack of money or food (Table 10-3))
Highest rates of food insecurity during recession? - ANSWERS-Non-
Hispanic Black and Hispanic households
Causes of food insecurity in the U.S. - ANSWERS-Causes of hunger
and food insecurity are many and interrelated
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Low wages
- High housing and health care costs
Reducing food insecurity - ANSWERS-- Affordable housing
- Increasing SNAP benefits
- Providing more job-training programs
Considerations related to food insecurity - ANSWERS-- Poverty is a
root of food insecurity
- Diets of households experiencing food insecurity are inadequate
- Food insecurity can lead to physical, social, and mental health
problems
- Low-paying jobs result in incomes inadequate to meet fixed
expenses
- Current minimum wage $7.25/hour
, - Families rely on emergency food assistance facilities in emergencies
and as a steady source of food
- Individuals self-select to participate in food assistance programs
- Private charity cannot solve the food insecurity problem
Origination of food assistance programs - ANSWERS-- During the
1960s and 1970s that hunger was prevalent (poverty and hunger
became national priorities)
- Old programs were revised and new programs were developed to
prevent malnutrition.
- As a result of these efforts, hunger diminished in this country until
the 1980s
- Reagan administration reduced federal spending for antipoverty
programs.
- Today, hunger affects all segments of the population.
USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs - ANSWERS-The USDA Food
and Nutrition Service implements 15 programs to provide low-income
citizens with food or the means to purchase foods.
- Programs are administered by Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of
USDA
- DHHS administers Head Start and food programs for elderly
- Department of Homeland Security administers "disaster feeding"
Federal Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs Today - ANSWERS-
- The Food and Nutrition Service administers all of its programs in
partnership with the states.
