Author : Food Research and Action Center
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Hunger in the Eighties by : Food Research and Action Center
Download or read book Hunger in the Eighties written by Food Research and Action Center and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A reference text for food and nutrition policy focuses on the role of the US federal food assistance programs and on various emergency food efforts that have been developed to deal with hunger emergencies existing in many US communities. Specific attention is given to evidence that hunger is once again a major and growing problem in the US. The text, gathering information from disparate sources, is intended to serve as a guide to the basic facts and vocabulary, the history of food assistance effor ts, and to evidence of the reemergence of hunger as a US problem. The 4 text chapters cover: the basic aspects of hunger and malnutrition and how federal and private programs are dealing with hunger; a chronological historical review of food programs developed to combat US hunger in the past; evidence for the reoccurrence of hunger in the US; and requisite programmatic and fiscal strategies for combating US hunger in the 1980's. Ancillary data and information are provided in 8 appendices. Personal comments by individuals and organizations concerning US hunger are entered in the margin of each of the pages of the text.