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Food security means access by all people at all times to enough
food for an active, healthy life.
ERS plays a leading role in Federal research on food security
and food security measurement in U.S. households and communities
and provides data access and technical support to social science
scholars to facilitate their research on food security. ERS
research focuses on:
- food security in
U.S. households,
- food security's impact on the well-being of children, adults,
families, and communities, and
- food security's relationship to public policies, public
assistance programs, and the economy.