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Examining Food Security, Choices and Barriers among Community Supported Agriculture participants during COVID- 19 in Kentucky
J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2023;18(6):878-888. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2021.1994084. Epub 2021 Nov 20.ABSTRACTThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging food security. Our study's purpose was to examine relationships among food security status, eating patterns and perceived barriers to food choices among shareholders (N= 209) in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program during stay-at-home restrictions due to the pandemic. The food insecure group (n= 33) reported lower consumption of fruits/vegetables, whole grains and greater consumption of fast foods and more barriers to food choices compared to the food ...
Source: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition - December 25, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: JungHee Kang Julie Derringer Anna Rose Dawn P Brewer Misook Chung Terry A Lennie Gia Mudd-Martin Timothy A Woods Martha J Biddle Source Type: research

Farm to school programs in low-income, high minority K-12 schools in New Jersey before and after implementation of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act
J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2023;18(5):651-660. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2023.2184666. Epub 2023 Feb 27.ABSTRACTWe analyzed the prevalence of farm to school (FTS) programs in K-12 schools in four low-income, high-minority cities in New Jersey before and after implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), between school years 2010-11 and 2017-18. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model FTS participation and the prevalence of FTS before versus after HHFKA initiation. Schools showed a significant positive trend in FTS participation (OR 1.18; p=.010) over the study period. Nonetheless, 20% of schools particip...
Source: Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition - September 20, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Robin DeWeese Adam Thompson Francesco Acciai Punam Ohri-Vachaspati Source Type: research