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Book Synopsis Examining Food Insecurity Among Mississippi Community College Students by : Laura Jean Kerr
Download or read book Examining Food Insecurity Among Mississippi Community College Students written by Laura Jean Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food insecurity among postsecondary students and especially community colleges is a persistent social problem, but the prevalence continues despite much research. Postsecondary students experience food insecurity slightly differently from the general population and they are held to different rules to qualify for food support such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). In this research I examine the prevalence, frequency, and duration of food insecurity experiences among Mississippi community college students. I begin with a discussion of the literature of food insecurity and policy used to address food insecurity. I draw upon Bourdieu's theory of social fields, capital, and habitus to frame the experiences community college students navigate in their goal of credentialed human capital. I use an online survey and in-depth interviews to explore the connections between food insecurity, social capital, and cultural capital. I also examine dietary diversity as a predictor of food insecurity. This research found GPA, financial aid, social capital adequacy and adequate dietary diversity, were significant predictors of food insecurity and adequate dietary diversity was a significant predictor of food insecurity frequency. Policy implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Food Insecurity in Students Attending a University in the Southern Region of the United States by : Jaqlene Villalpando
Download or read book Evaluation of Food Insecurity in Students Attending a University in the Southern Region of the United States written by Jaqlene Villalpando and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food insecurity plagues college students and is associated with negative health and academic outcomes. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of food insecurity, its determinants, and food intake outcomes associated with students found to have low food security. A cross-sectional study design utilizing an online questionnaire covering socio-demographic, food security, coping strategy, and money expenditure items were administered to Mississippi university students (n=595) via email. Descriptive, correlation, and chi-square analyses determined how student characteristics were associated with food security. A total of 246 (41.3%) students were food insecure. Significant variables associated with food insecurity were African American or other minority, low GPA, use of public transportation, do not own a car, fair or poor perceived health status, higher money expenditure scores, and lower coping strategy scores. Additional research and institutional strategies are needed to close the gap of food insecurity among this population.
Book Synopsis Food Insecurity on Campus by : Katharine M. Broton
Download or read book Food Insecurity on Campus written by Katharine M. Broton and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crutchfield, James Dubick, Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Jordan Herrera, Nicole Hindes, Russell Lowery-Hart, Jennifer J. Maguire, Michael Rosen, Sabrina Sanders, Rachel Sumekh
Book Synopsis Examination of Food Insecurity Among Single Parent Households Utilizing Services in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi by : Nancy Elizabeth Bowers
Download or read book Examination of Food Insecurity Among Single Parent Households Utilizing Services in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi written by Nancy Elizabeth Bowers and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Experiences of Hunger and Food Insecurity in College by : Lisa Henry
Download or read book Experiences of Hunger and Food Insecurity in College written by Lisa Henry and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the experience of hunger and food insecurity among college students at a large, public university in north Texas. Ninety-two clients of the campus food pantry volunteered to share their experiences through qualitative interviews, allowing the author to develop seven profiles of food insecurity, while at once exploring the impact of childhood food insecurity and various coping strategies. Students highlighted the issues of stigma and shame; the unwillingness to discuss food insecurity with their peers; the physical consequences of hunger and poor nutrition; the associations between mental health and nutrition; the academic sacrifices and motivations to finish their degree in the light of food insecurity; and the potential for raising awareness on campus through university engagement. Henry concludes the book with a discussion of solutions—existing solutions to alleviate food insecurity, student-led suggestions for additional resources, solutions in place at other universities that serve as potential models for similar campuses—and efforts to change federal policy.
Book Synopsis Food Insecurity Among Community College Students: Prevalence and Relationship to GPA, Energy, and Concentration by : Maya E. Maroto
Download or read book Food Insecurity Among Community College Students: Prevalence and Relationship to GPA, Energy, and Concentration written by Maya E. Maroto and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest U.S. government surveys indicate that one in six Americans suffer from food insecurity, which means they have trouble affording adequate food. Previous research has shown that food insecurity affects adult cognitive ability, energy levels, ability to concentrate as well as child academic success. Food insecurity has been studied in college students at 4-year institutions; however, research on the community college population is sparse. This study aimed to better understand the extent and implications of food insecurity among community college students attending two community colleges in Maryland. The research was carried out using a survey that collected data related to student food insecurity, demographics, along with self-reported Grade Point Average (GPA), energy, and concentration levels in 301 community college students. Approximately half of the students attended a suburban community college (n=151) and half of the students attended an urban community college (n=150). Data from each school were compared to examine issues affecting students attending each institution. The study revealed that over half of the community college student respondents were food insecure and that food insecurity was slightly less prevalent among respondents at the suburban community than those from the urban community college. African American students and multiracial students were more likely to experience food insecurity than White students. Students who lived alone, with roommates or with spouses/partners were more likely to experience food insecurity than students who lived with parents or relatives. Single parents were also more likely to be food insecure than students who were not single parents. Food insecurity was significantly associated with student GPA, energy, and concentration in the overall student sample. Food insecure students were more likely to fall into a lower GPA category than they were to fall into the highest GPA category. Food insecure students were also more likely to report lower energy and concentration levels and the degree of food insecurity appeared to affect the probability of low energy or difficulty concentrating. When considering each community college separately, food insecurity was significantly associated with GPA at the suburban community college but not at the urban community college. Also, food insecurity had a stronger association with energy and concentration at the urban community college than at the suburban community college.-- Abstract.
Book Synopsis Food Insecurity on Campus by : Katharine M. Broton
Download or read book Food Insecurity on Campus written by Katharine M. Broton and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hidden problem of student hunger on college campuses is real. Here's how colleges and universities are addressing it. As the price of college continues to rise and the incomes of most Americans stagnate, too many college students are going hungry. According to researchers, approximately half of all undergraduates are food insecure. Food Insecurity on Campus—the first book to describe the problem—meets higher education's growing demand to tackle the pressing question "How can we end student hunger?" Essays by a diverse set of authors, each working to address food insecurity in higher education, describe unique approaches to the topic. They also offer insights into the most promising strategies to combat student hunger, including • utilizing research to raise awareness and enact change; • creating campus pantries, emergency aid programs, and meal voucher initiatives to meet immediate needs; • leveraging public benefits and nonprofit partnerships to provide additional resources; • changing higher education systems and college cultures to better serve students; and • drawing on student activism and administrative clout to influence federal, state, and local policies. Arguing that practice and policy are improved when informed by research, Food Insecurity on Campus combines the power of data with detailed storytelling to illustrate current conditions. A foreword by Sara Goldrick-Rab further contextualizes the problem. Offering concrete guidance to anyone seeking to understand and support college students experiencing food insecurity, the book encourages readers to draw from the lessons learned to create a comprehensive strategy to fight student hunger. Contributors: Talia Berday-Sacks, Denise Woods-Bevly, Katharine M. Broton, Clare L. Cady, Samuel Chu, Sarah Crawford, Cara Crowley, Rashida M. Crutchfield, James Dubick, Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Jordan Herrera, Nicole Hindes, Russell Lowery-Hart, Jennifer J. Maguire, Michael Rosen, Sabrina Sanders, Rachel Sumekh
Book Synopsis Getting Something to Eat in Jackson by : Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.
Download or read book Getting Something to Eat in Jackson written by Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid portrait of African American life in today’s urban South that uses food to explore the complex interactions of race and class Getting Something to Eat in Jackson uses food—what people eat and how—to explore the interaction of race and class in the lives of African Americans in the contemporary urban South. Joseph Ewoodzie Jr. examines how “foodways”—food availability, choice, and consumption—vary greatly between classes of African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, and how this reflects and shapes their very different experiences of a shared racial identity. Ewoodzie spent more than a year following a group of socioeconomically diverse African Americans—from upper-middle-class patrons of the city’s fine-dining restaurants to men experiencing homelessness who must organize their days around the schedules of soup kitchens. Ewoodzie goes food shopping, cooks, and eats with a young mother living in poverty and a grandmother working two jobs. He works in a Black-owned BBQ restaurant, and he meets a man who decides to become a vegan for health reasons but who must drive across town to get tofu and quinoa. Ewoodzie also learns about how soul food is changing and why it is no longer a staple survival food. Throughout, he shows how food choices influence, and are influenced by, the racial and class identities of Black Jacksonians. By tracing these contemporary African American foodways, Getting Something to Eat in Jackson offers new insights into the lives of Black Southerners and helps challenge the persistent homogenization of blackness in American life.
Book Synopsis Examining University Food Systems by : Amy Gootee-Ash
Download or read book Examining University Food Systems written by Amy Gootee-Ash and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quantitative study investigated food insecurity levels and attitudes and behaviors towards food waste at minority-serving colleges (MSIs). A validated survey from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Adult Food Security Survey Modules (AFSSM) was used to assess food security population levels. Paper 1 of the three included is a case study at a MSI (n = 229) that examined food security levels. No significant relationships at the p
Book Synopsis Food and Poverty by : Leslie Hossfeld
Download or read book Food and Poverty written by Leslie Hossfeld and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food insecurity rates, which skyrocketed with the Great Recession, have yet to fall to pre-recession levels. Food pantries are stretched thin, and states are imposing new restrictions on programs like SNAP that are preventing people from getting crucial government assistance. At the same time, we see an increase in obesity that results from lack of access to healthy foods. The poor face a daily choice between paying bills and paying for food.
Book Synopsis Understanding Food Insecurity in a College Student Population by : Amanda Gladney Conrad
Download or read book Understanding Food Insecurity in a College Student Population written by Amanda Gladney Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food insecurity has emerged as a leading health care problem in the United States, impacting college students’ health, well-being, and academic performance. The aims of this study are: 1) to assess the prevalence of food insecurity at Mississippi State University, 2) to explore the coping mechanisms employed by students faced with food insecurity, and 3) to identify college students' perceptions about food access resources, 4) to identify ways in which a scenario that requires social distancing impacts food security in a college student population, and 5) to explore students' expressed needs from the university in improving food security status for all, whether they are learning on campus or in a distance environment. A mixed methods approach was used to assess the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the study aims. An online survey to gather demographic information and assess food security status using the 6-item version of the U.S. Household Food Security Scale Module (HFSSM) was administered. Next, qualitative focus groups with subsets of participants was conducted to gain further insight into the perceptions, coping mechanisms, and resource utilization issues related to food insecurity. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on focus group data collection, an open-ended qualitative questionnaire was designed and sent to original survey participants to gather further data. This study found 34.1% of undergraduate college students to be food insecure. The strongest predictors of food insecurity were having received some type of food assistance in the past year and having received free- or reduced-lunches in elementary or secondary school. The data demonstrates that students with a meal plan are less likely to be food insecure. Qualitative data identified key influencers of food insecurity: 1) personal beliefs, 2) life skills, and 3) the university. The results of this study contribute to the literature focused on food insecurity prevalence in college students and help to fill in gaps in understanding food insecurity from the university student perspective. This will allow relevant interventions to be developed that are congruent with students’ needs, enhancing resource utilization to increase food security status among college students.
Book Synopsis Investigating Social Problems by : A. Javier Trevino
Download or read book Investigating Social Problems written by A. Javier Trevino and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A. Javier Treviño, working with a panel of experts, thoroughly examines all aspects of social problems, providing a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Each chapter is written by a specialist on that particular topic and the unique, contributed format ensures that the research and examples provided are the most current and relevant available. The text is framed around three major themes: intersectionality (the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and gender), the global scope of many problems, and how researchers take an evidence-based approach to studying problems.
Book Synopsis "Four Years of Ramen and Poverty" by : Miranda Blaise Klugesherz
Download or read book "Four Years of Ramen and Poverty" written by Miranda Blaise Klugesherz and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as "limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods," food insecurity is a symptom of systematic disempowerment and represents one of the most prevalent social ailments to impact first-world countries. In a county where one in eight individuals does not have regular access to meals, food insecurity is far from a problem typically associated with college students. However, Feeding America, the largest emergency food assistance network in the nation, reports that one out of every ten people they serve is a student. In total, half of all students will find themselves unable to afford to eat at least once within their academic career; consequently, 1 in 4 will drop out. This thesis argues that the voices and narratives of food insecure students have been absent from the very research meant to represent them. Consequently, little is known of the situational nuances that accompany student hunger, reifying the dominant discursive structure. This research employs Photovoice, a participant-led methodology which invites members of marginalized groups to photograph places, things, and events representative of, or crucial to, their daily life. This study examines the narratives of seven college students, ranging from their first-year to PhD status, in an effort to fill the gap in the knowledge regarding student hunger and food insecurity. This research found that students who experience food insecurity engage in self-blaming practices and, thus, do not believe they have the right to be hungry or ask for help. Instead, food-insecure students employ several strategies, including face negotiation and disclosure, to minimize the severity of their situation and mitigate tensions between their health, finances, and convenience. This study concludes with a discussion of implications, limitations and areas for future research.
Book Synopsis Dormitory Food at Northwest Mississippi Junior College and Students' Responses to it by : Emma Bass Ryker
Download or read book Dormitory Food at Northwest Mississippi Junior College and Students' Responses to it written by Emma Bass Ryker and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Study of a One World Everybody Eats Café and how it Affects Food Insecurity and a Sense of Community in College Students by : Lori Borchers
Download or read book A Study of a One World Everybody Eats Café and how it Affects Food Insecurity and a Sense of Community in College Students written by Lori Borchers and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a decade, food insecurity rates among college students at all kinds of institutions have been higher than that of the general population of the United States. Far from simply being hungry, food insecure students feel shame and stigma because of their predicament, often withdrawing from social life with food secure friends. Ultimately their studies suffer, and colleges become concerned not just because of their academic performance, but because these food insecure students become more likely to withdraw for the college altogether. This dissertation examines the impact of a One World Everyone Eats café on the food insecurity of college students. While food pantries and other methods exist to distribute food to college students, the One World Everyone Eats café follows a philosophy of seven core values. Among these values is that people who eat at the café pay only what they can afford for a meal, volunteers contribute time and labor to run the café and the community is encouraged to work and dine. In this way, people who are food secure and food insecure cannot be readily distinguished from each other in the café. This kind of welcoming environment, forming a distinct community within the café can serve to erase the isolation and stigma that food insecure students feel. Surveys show the value that students place on both the food they receive at the café as well as the sense of community that the develop from eating and volunteering at the café. The results of this study provide a basis for more research at other café and eating establishments, and provide possible approaches for college administrators to alleviate food insecurity among their students.
Book Synopsis "Is it Worth It?" by : B. J. Fletcher
Download or read book "Is it Worth It?" written by B. J. Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research is to explore the lived experiences of college student food insecurity, the role of food policies and programs aimed at addressing food security and how the social construction of target populations can be used to explain the understanding of college students and the policy context of food insecurity. It focuses on students at the University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Nebraska Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska Kearney. It examines the research questions: 1) How do students experience food insecurity? 2) What are the experiences and challenges students face when it comes to being food insecure? 3) What barriers do students face in addressing food insecurity? 4) How can the social construction of target populations theory be used to explain our understanding of college students and the policy context of food insecurity? 5) In their current form, how do policies affect food insecurity, and what do they mean for students and institutions? 6) What are potential policy changes and solutions to address food insecurity among college and university students? A phenomenological approach was used. Findings suggest that college students who are food insecure have vast and multifaceted experiences. They share experiences around many aspects related to their lives as college students, their academic and social lives, their well-being, issues of uncertainty and sacrifices, and feelings of vulnerability. They feel a loss of identity and widespread feelings of a lack of understanding of their experiences. Students utilize a verity of means to address their needs, including some unorthodox measures to address food insecurity. The social construction of target populations is useful explaining the relationship between policy design and the impact on college students and the food insecurity they experience. These changes are critical to ensuring students have a safe academic experience. This research identifies the dynamics of food insecurity among college students and the importance of the need for re-framing of public policy to address students' needs.
Book Synopsis Food Insecurity Among College Students by : Jennifer A. King
Download or read book Food Insecurity Among College Students written by Jennifer A. King and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate foods acquired in a socially acceptable manner in order to live an active and healthy life (Anderson, 1990). It has become a high priority public health issue affecting 12-59% of college students making the transition from late adolescence to young adulthood. Risk factors that impact students' vulnerability to food insecurity have been identified and provide rationale for institutions of higher education to take action to ensure adequate student wellbeing. The purpose of this exploratory study is to assess the prevalence and identify predictors of food insecurity among college students, and identify factors that either facilitate or inhibit food assistance resource use. Methodology:A 37-item, online anonymous survey was distributed to students enrolled at a large, Midwestern public university with a campus food pantry on two of eight campuses. Data were collected using a time-modified version of the USDA Food Security Survey Module, a list of stressors compiled with guidance from the National College Health Assessment, as well as a series of questions about food assistance resource use and perceived barriers to accessing assistance. Descriptive statistics were generated to report the prevalence of food insecurity among the sample, barriers to campus food pantry use, and method of resource use. Additionally, simple and multiple multinomial logistic regression were conducted to identify variables significantly associated with food security status and method of food assistance resource use.Results:Among the sample of 4,188 survey participants (14.4% response rate), 35.7% (n=1,495) were food insecure (18.1% and 17.6% experienced low food security and very low food security, respectively). The highest prevalence of food insecurity was observed in students who are female (n=1,022; 69.8%), between the ages of 18-24 (n=1,268; 84.8%), and undergraduate (n=1,287; 86.1%). Students who had very low food security were nearly twice as likely to report experiencing stress about their ability to get food (OR=3.3) versus stress about paying for school (OR=1.3) and housing (OR=1.2). Though food pantries exist at both campuses, only 23% (n=960) of study participants were aware of them. Several perceived barriers to campus food pantry use included lack of knowledge of how to use the resource (77.1%), not wanting others to know of need (59%), and not wanting to be served by peers (50%). Informal resources, such as attending an event serving food, and borrowing or asking others for help, were the most commonly reported means of food assistance used. Approximately 70% (n=1,022) of food insecure students used these methods to acquire meals, while only 1.2% (n=17) reported use of a formal resource (i.e. local food pantry).Conclusion: With over one-third of study participants reporting food insecurity, it is evident that this prominent public health issue significantly impacts this target population. Interdisciplinary intervention development is necessary to address the prevalence of food insecurity of college students and further understand its association with risk factors, as well as assess the barriers to seeking assistance.
