How food insecurity affects families: What can be done and who can helpFood insecurity is indiscriminate, affecting the oral and overall health of millions of Americans. But dental professionals can make a difference.Angela GroverRDH
Without a standard method of classification, there's no way to track how many people are affected or displaced by an environmental or climate event. So the most commonly used term is "environmental refugee." Experts credit the term and its definition to UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ...
Rahall is not alone in worrying about basic needs: 38% of students at two-year colleges experienced food insecurity in fall 2020, along with 29% of students at four-year colleges. The number is much higher among students of color, according to The Hope Center for College, Community and Ju...
ABC News Medical Correspondent Dr. Darien chats with Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot on the impact of donations and how you can help.
Anthony Adams and his friend Kevin Bass started the nonprofit Homies Helping Homies after realizing food insecurity was not just a problem among those who are homeless. "A lot of things people do in desperation are to feed their family," Adams said. "At the end of the day, if we can pu...
Food insecurity is also a medical issue—one with serious implications for people with diseases and medical conditions affected by diet. While access to high-quality nutrition boosts health and well-being, poor nutrition is directly related to poor health. According to previous...
The number of people affected by acute food insecurity reached 272 million by the end of last year. The COVID-19 pandemic knocked back a decade of progress in the world's poorest countries,56 and yet billionaire fortunes bounced back to their pre-pandemic highs in just nine ...
If a student came from a family of a lower income level, experienced housing insecurity or food insecurity, or came from an underresourced school that lacked funds for many courses and activities considered normal for other schools, it sh...
When combined, many of these households are predominately Black and Latinx low-income households headed by a single woman. These low-income families of color are also affected by various overlapping issues and food insecurity is simply another addition to the list. There are intersectional issues ...
Economic instability since the financial crisis has disproportionately affected younger generations (Cantó et al., Citation2020; Eurofund, Citation2023), who are accumulating wealth and income more slowly than their parents in many countries (Broome et al., Citation2022; Rahman & Tomlinson, Citation...