Advocacy X Food Insecurity
Topic: Food Insecurity
Summary: Over the last 2 decades, public policy and research have increasingly recognized the role of the emergency department (ED) in the care of socially disadvantaged populations. As the current economic crisis in the United States (U.S.) threatens to increase the burdens of unemployment, housing instability, food insecurity and hunger among those populations, we may expect greater demands on the institutions that assist them, particularly the ED. (PubMed)
Big News: Conferences and org news
Recent News:
Report that one in three families with children don’t have adequate food https://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-hunger-1-in-3-families-with-kids-dont-have-enough-food/
Shocking numbers of food insecurity in developed nations https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2020/09/22/uk-and-us-food-insecurity-in-5-staggering-numbers/#62c85f147482
Rising global food prices are threatening to increase food insecurity during the COVID pandemic
Advocacy Tools, Resources and Efforts:
Validated Screening tool “Hunger Vital signs”
https://childrenshealthwatch.org/public-policy/hunger-vital-sign/
http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/EH_Pediatrics_2010.pdf
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) overview and FAQs
Overview: https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits
FAQs: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility
Find food deserts using USDA interactive map
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data/fooddesert/
Feeding America - has information on local food banks in a mappable pattern
https://www.feedingamerica.org
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
https://www.usaid.gov/food-assistance
Meals on Wheels Association of America
https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org
World Food Programme
Policies by governing bodies:
ACEP:
No official statement found
SAEM:
AMA:
https://www.ama-assn.org/ama-adopts-new-public-health-policies-improve-health-nation-0
AAFP:
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0801/p143.html
ACP:
No official statement found
Levitt Center:
No official statement found
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