Information for...Consumers   You are here: Home / Nutrition Assistance Programs / Hunger and Food Security / Report and Studies                                                                                                                                                  Printable Page Food Security in the United States USDA. Economic Research Service. Describes the trends in food security in the United States. February 2006. Food Security in the United States: Recommended Readings USDA. Economic Research Service. Articles and reports, technical information, survey tools, and research reports related to household food security and community food security. FRAC Publications & Products Food Research and Action Center. C-SNAP Reports and Briefs C-SNAP: Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program. Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States: An Assessment of the Measure, 2006 National Research Council of the National Academies. Committee on National Statistics. State of the States: 2008, A Profile of Food and Nutrition Programs Across the Nation  (PDF|2.1 MB) Food Research and Action Center. Sources of Variation in State-Level Food Stamp Participation Rates USDA. Economic Research Service. Using data for 2003 from the Food Stamp Program Quality Control and Current Population Survey, this study examined factors that help to explain the variation in the participation rate in the Food Stamp Program across States. Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Initiatives Results Food and Technical Assistance (FANTA). May 2006 supplement of the Journal of Nutrition that reports the most recent advances in food insecurity measurement. Food Security Assessment, GFA 16, 2005 USDA. Economic Research Service. Hunger 2007: Healthy Food, Farms & Families Bread for the World Institute Covers the state of world hunger and provides analysis of the causes of, and solutions to, hunger. The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2005 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Household Food Security in the United States, 2004 USDA. Economic Research Service. Feeding Low-Income Children When School Is Out—The Summer Food Service Program: Final Report, 2003 USDA. Economic Research Service. Household Food Security in the United States, 2003 USDA. Economic Research Service. Household Food Security in the United States, 2002 USDA. Economic Research Service. Provides statistics on the food security of U.S. households, as well as on how much they spent for food and the extent to which food-insecure households participated in Federal and community food assistance programs. October 2003. Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor: Demographics of Low-Income Households, 2002 USDA. Economic Research Service. The Emergency Food Assistance System—Findings From the Provider Survey, Volume II: Final Report, 2002 USDA. Economic Research Service. Dietary Diversity as a Food Security Indicator, June 2002  (PDF|401 KB) International Food Policy Research Institute. Food Insecurity in Higher Income Households, 2002 USDA. Economic Research Service. The Food Stamp Program and Food Insufficiency, 2002 USDA. Economic Research Service. Domestic Food and Nutrition Security American Dietetic Association. Describes the position of the American Dietetic Association on domestic food security. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1840-1847. The State of Food and Agriculture UN. Food and Agricultural Organization. Outlines the progress made in food and agriculture in the year 2001. Includes a section on the "The Cost of Hunger" which explains the impact of hunger on labor The State of the World's Children 2001: Focus on Early Childhood UNICEF. Focuses on the daily lives of parents and other caregivers who are striving to meet the needs of these young children. The State of Food and Agriculture UN. Food and Agricultural Organization. Outlines the progress made in food and agriculture in the year 2000. Includes a section on "Food and nutrition security: why food production matters" which describes the trends in food security over the last 50 years. Characteristics of Mid-Atlantic Food Banks and Food Rescue Organizations, 1999  (PDF|72 KB) USDA. ERS. Food Review. Final Report of the Micronutrient Assessment Project, 1999  (PDF|749 KB) SUSTAIN. Disucsses the issues concerning the nutritional content of the food supply. Nutrition and Health Outcomes Associated with Food Insecurity and Hunger, 1999 The American Society for Nutritional Sciences. Explains the link between food insecurity and health outcomes in developed nations. Journal of Nutrition. 1999;129:521-524. The State of the World's Children 1998: Focus on Nutrition UNICEF. Focuses on food security and nutrient deficiencies in children. Measuring Children's Food Security in U.S. Households, 1995-99 USDA. Economic Research Service. Last Modified: Feb 27, 2009

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