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Hunger in Missouri Communities

Hunger in Missouri Communities. Nikki Raedeke, PhD, RD, LD University of Missouri. Missouri Council for Activity & Nutrition April 26, 2012. What is Food Security?. Access by all people, at all times, to sufficient food for an active healthy life -ready availability of nutritionally

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Hunger in Missouri Communities

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  1. Hunger in Missouri Communities Nikki Raedeke, PhD, RD, LD University of Missouri Missouri Council for Activity & Nutrition April 26, 2012

  2. What is Food Security? Access by all people, at all times, to sufficient food for an active healthy life -ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods -ability to acquire foods in socially acceptable ways Anderson, S. J Nutr. 1990

  3. Definitions Food Secure: Access, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members Food Insecure: Uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all household members because of insufficient money or other resources for food ERS, USDA, 2005

  4. Food Insecurity =low food security + very low food security

  5. How is Food Security Measured?

  6. Conceptual Model of Food Insecurity Alaimo, Food Security in the United States: an overview, Top Clin Nutr, 2005

  7. Food Insecure among US Households, 2003-2010 Coleman-Jensen, et al., Household Food Security in the United States, 2010.

  8. Comparison of Food Security in the U.S. and in Missouri Missouri Households, 2008-2010 U.S. Households, 2010 Data: ERS

  9. Prevalence of HH Food Insecurity in Missouri Coleman-Jensen et al., Household Food Security in the United States, 2010.

  10. Prevalence of food insecurity, average 2008-10

  11. Household Food Security Missouri Food Pantry User Households Source: Rikoon, et al. Missouri Food Pantry Survey, 2010.

  12. Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security University of Missouri Hunger Atlas 2010 Jordan Dawdy Matt Foulkes Colleen Heflin Joan Hermsen Jill Lucht Nikki Raedeke Sandy Rikoon

  13. Goals of the Hunger Atlas • Create measure for Food Uncertain/Hunger “Need” • Create measure for Food Uncertain/Hunger “Performance” • Identify county trends and assign rankings for need and performance • Illustrate patterns of need and performance through maps • Create useful tool for citizens, agencies, communities and policymakers MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, April 26, 2012

  14. Data Collection • Food Programs • MO Dept of Health and Senior Services • Mo Dept of Social Services • MO Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education • Regional Food Banks of Missouri • Modeling and creation of measures MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, April 26, 2012

  15. The Missouri Hunger Atlas can be found at www.missourifamilies.org/mohungeratlas MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, April 26, 2012

  16. High Need Low Need

  17. High Performance Low Performance

  18. MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, April 26, 2012

  19. A Food Systems Approach to Addressing Obesity among Food Pantry Clients in Missouri Funding: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, USDA

  20. The Research Team • Principle Investigator • Dr. Sandy Rikoon, Rural Sociology • Co-Investigators • Dr. Matt Foulkes, Geography • Dr. Colleen Heflin, Public Affairs Administration • Dr. Joan Hermsen, Sociology • Dr. Nikki Raedeke, Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Registered Dietitian • Jennifer Schnell, MS, RD, LD Community Development Specialist • Bill McKelvey, MS Interviewers • Kate Allhoff • Jordan Dawdy, PhD student • Michelle Kaiser, MSW, PhD candidate • Edwina King • Kara Lappin • Anna Lorenz • Jill Lucht, MS • Whitney Middleton Intervention • Ashley Vancil • Adee Levinstein The Food Bank of Central and NE Missouri and the food pantries

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