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Backpacks for Hunger™ Aiding the Hungry of Kansas City

Backpacks for Hunger™ Aiding the Hungry of Kansas City. Jennifer Marshall, MPH student Walden University PUBH 6165-3 Instructor: Dr. Howard Rubin Summer Quarter, 2010. Agenda – Learning Goals. Discuss childhood hunger in US, and specifically Kansas City Metro

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Backpacks for Hunger™ Aiding the Hungry of Kansas City

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  1. Backpacks for Hunger™ Aiding the Hungry of Kansas City Jennifer Marshall, MPH student Walden University PUBH 6165-3 Instructor: Dr. Howard Rubin Summer Quarter, 2010

  2. Agenda – Learning Goals • Discuss childhood hunger in US, and specifically Kansas City Metro • Describe goals/purpose of Backpacks for Hunger™ • Examine volunteer opportunities

  3. Childhood Food Insecurity in US • USDA – 16.7 million US children are food insecure (Nord, 2008) • Highest rates of child food insecurity: Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, Missouri, Mississippi (Cook, 2010) • Cook, J. (2010). Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2006-2008. Feeding America. ConAgra Foods Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/our-network/the-studies/~/media/Files/research/state-child-hunger-2010.ashx?.pdf. • Nord, M., Andrews, M., Carlson, S. (2008). United States Department of Agriculture, Household Food Security in the United States. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-101/child-hunger-implications.aspx • USDA. (2010). Food Security. Food and Nutrition Service. Retrieved July 31, 2010 from: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsec/.

  4. Child Food Insecurity in Kansas • 20.6% (144,340) children are food insecure • 12th highest percentage in US • Cook, J. (2010). Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2006-2008. Feeding America. ConAgra Foods Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/our-network/the-studies/~/media/Files/research/state-child-hunger-2010.ashx?.pdf

  5. Child Food Insecurity in Missouri • 23.2% (318,588) children are food insecure • 5th highest percentage in US • Cook, J. (2010). Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2006-2008. Feeding America. ConAgra Foods Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/our-network/the-studies/~/media/Files/research/state-child-hunger-2010.ashx?.pdf

  6. Medical Impact • Severe childhood hunger significant predictor of chronic illness (Weinreb, et al. 2002) • 90% more likely to be in fair or poor health and have 30% higher rates of hospitalization (Cook, et al. 2004) • Cook, JT., Frank, DA., Berkowitz, C., et al. (2004). Food Insecurity is Associated With Adverse Health Outcomes Among Human Infants and Toddlers. Journal of Nutrition. 134: 1432-1438. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/134/6/1432 • Weinreb, L. Wehler, C., Perloff, J., et al. (2002, October). Hunger: it’s impact on children’s health and mental health. Pediatrics. 110(4):e41. Retrieved July 31, 2010 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12359814.

  7. Academic Impact • Behind in academic development (Hettinger, et al. 2006) • Kindergarten reading and math skills developed significantly more slowly (Frongillo, et al. 2006) • Frongillo, E., Jyoti, D., Jones, S. (2006). Food Stamp Program Participation Is Associated with Better Academic Learning Among School Children. Journal of Nutrition: 136; 1077-1080. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/136/4/1077 • Hettinger de Cuba, S., Frank, D., Rose-Jacobs, R. (2006). Nourishing Development A Report on Food Insecurity and the Precursors to School Readiness among Very Young Children. Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-101/child-hunger-implications.aspx

  8. Academic and Social Impact • Grade repetition • Absenteeism • Poor mathematics scores • Difficulty with social interaction • Alaimo, K., Olson, CM., Frongillo, EA. (2001). Food Insufficiency and American School-Aged Children’s Cognitive, Academic and Psychosocial Development. Pediatrics. 108; 44-53. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pubmed • Weinreb, L. Wehler, C., Perloff, J., et al. (2002, October). Hunger: it’s impact on children’s health and mental health. Pediatrics. 110(4):e41. Retrieved July 31, 2010 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12359814.

  9. Backpacks for Hunger™ • Only nutritious meals are breakfast and lunch at school • Children with no food for the entire weekend • >48 hours before next meal

  10. Backpacks for Hunger™ • Fill backpacks with enough nutritious food to feed children over weekend • Volunteers fill backpacks – enough food to feed whole families

  11. Backpacks for Hunger™ • Founded by members of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection – Leawood, Kansas • Many similar programs throughout the country • Blessings in a Backpack: Feeding the Future of America. (2009). Retrieved July 16, 2010 from: http://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/WHOWEARE/PROGRAMLOCATIONS.aspx • Tobias, L. (2008). Backpack Friday fights hunger at one school on the Oregon coast. The Oregonian. April 21. Retrieved July 16, 2010 from: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1208748306120710.xml&coll=7

  12. Backpacks for Hunger™ • Currently 760 elementary students receiving backpacks • Expanding to high school, beginning with 50 pregnant students • Church of the Resurrection. (2010). Hunger: Backpacks for Hunger. The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. Retrieved July 16, 2010 from: http://www.cor.org/calendar/church-calendars-service-opportunities/single-views/calendar-item/article/foodbank-blessings-in-a-backpack-troost-elementary/back/5038/

  13. Help is Needed • Volunteers needed • Fill backpacks • Deliver/Pick-up backpacks • Be an “Angel” • Donate food

  14. Conclusion • Child food insecurity is a serious problem • Backpacks for Hunger™ feeding Kansas City children over weekends • Help is needed

  15. Reference List • Alaimo, K., Olson, CM., Frongillo, EA. (2001). Food Insufficiency and American School-Aged Children’s Cognitive, Academic and Psychosocial Development. Pediatrics. 108; 44-53. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pubmed • Blessings in a Backpack: Feeding the Future of America. (2009). Retrieved July 16, 2010 from: http://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/WHOWEARE/PROGRAMLOCATIONS.aspx • Cook, J. (2010). Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2006-2008. Feeding America. ConAgra Foods Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/our-network/the-studies/~/media/Files/research/state-child-hunger-2010.ashx?.pdf • Cook, JT., Frank, DA., Berkowitz, C., et al. (2004). Food Insecurity is Associated With Adverse Health Outcomes Among Human Infants and Toddlers. Journal of Nutrition. 134: 1432-1438. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/134/6/1432

  16. Reference List Continued • Frongillo, E., Jyoti, D., Jones, S. (2006). Food Stamp Program Participation Is Associated with Better Academic Learning Among School Children. Journal of Nutrition: 136; 1077-1080. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/136/4/1077 • Hettinger de Cuba, S., Frank, D., Rose-Jacobs, R. (2006). Nourishing Development A Report on Food Insecurity and the Precursors to School Readiness among Very Young Children. Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-101/child-hunger-implications.aspx • Nord, M., Andrews, M., Carlson, S. (2008). United States Department of Agriculture, Household Food Security in the United States. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from: http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-101/child-hunger-implications.aspx

  17. Reference List Continued • Tobias, L. (2008). Backpack Friday fights hunger at one school on the Oregon coast. The Oregonian. April 21. Retrieved July 16, 2010 from: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1208748306120710.xml&coll=7 • USDA. (2010). Food Security. Food and Nutrition Service. Retrieved July 31, 2010 from: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsec/. • Weinreb, L. Wehler, C., Perloff, J., et al. (2002, October). Hunger: it’s impact on children’s health and mental health. Pediatrics. 110(4):e41. Retrieved July 31, 2010 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12359814.

  18. Sources for Further Information • www.cor.org/backpacks • www.feedingamerica.org • www.blessingsinabackpack.org

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