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Spanish Film & Lit Research Project (Robinson Dwyer): Food Insecurity in the U.S.

A collection of links & information for David Robinson Dwyer's Spanish class.

Reports

Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health (2022)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/White-House-National-Strategy-on-Hunger-Nutrition-and-Health-FINAL.pdf

"Beyond 'Food Deserts': America Needs a new approach to mapping food insecurity" (Brookings Institute, 2021)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/beyond-food-deserts-america-needs-a-new-approach-to-mapping-food-insecurity/

 

CQ Researcher Reports - (no password needed on-campus; contact Anna for off-campus login passwords)

"Global Food Security" (2021)

https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2021090300&type=hitlist&num=0

Hunger in America: Should the Government Spant More on Food Aid?" (2017)

https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2017070700&type=hitlist&num=1

 

"How Much Has Food Insecurity Risen?" (Northwestern Institute for Policy Research, 2020)

https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/documents/reports/ipr-rapid-research-reports-pulse-hh-data-10-june-2020.pdf

"Feeding Hungry Children: A Guide for State Policy Makers" (National Conference of State Legislatures)

https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/cyf/FeedingHungryChildren.pdf

Statistics and Maps

Scholarly Articles

Google Scholar Search results - (a link in right column takes you to free full-text version even if journal link ask for $$)

Search keywords <food insecurity in America>

Websites

Articles

"The New Face of Hunger" (National Geographic feature, 2014)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/hunger/

 

Articles from Public Radio (NPR & MPR)

"Children are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling to Feed Students" (September 2020)

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/08/908442609/children-are-going-hungry-why-schools-are-struggling-to-feed-students

"Food Insecurity in the U. S. By the Numbers" (September 2020)

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/912486921/food-insecurity-in-the-u-s-by-the-numbers

"Food Access Increased for Children in 2021, but Decreased for Adults Living Alone" (Sepember 2022)

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/1121692170/food-access-increased-for-children-in-2021-but-decreased-for-adults-living-alone

"The Hidden Faces of Hunger in America" (October 2022)

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/02/1125571699/hunger-poverty-us-dc-food-pantry

"Inflation Makes Food Insecurity Top of Mind for Many this Holiday Season" (November 2022)

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/25/1139190235/inflation-makes-food-insecurity-top-of-mind-for-many-this-holiday-season

"Ending Hunger a Battle on Many Fronts, Over Many Months" (Marketplace, MPR, December 2022)

https://www.marketplace.org/2022/12/05/ending-hunger-a-battle-on-many-fronts-over-many-months-says-ceo-of-feeding-america/