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National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 2024
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), the nation's first federal nutrition education program for low-income families and youths, remains at the forefront of providing nutrition education to improve the lives of historically underserved populations. EFNEP contributes to food and nutrition security as program families and youths…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Low Income Groups, Nutrition Instruction
Francilia K. Brito-Silva; Wanyi Wang; Carolyn E. Moore; Kathleen E. Davis – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To investigate what factors are associated with food insecurity (FI) among freshman students and identify potential solutions. Participants: 73 freshman students. Methods: Cross-sectional, Internet survey-based study. Fisher's Exact tests examined factors associated with food security (FS); Cohen's Kappa assessed the agreement between…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Influences, College Freshmen
Bramley, Hailey T.; Nolley, Lauren D.; Goodell, L. Suzanne; Cooke, Natalie K. – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to evaluate student learnings from an online community food security service-learning course in which students self-selected a community partner for an in-person service experience. Four major themes emerged from the data: (1) "food insecurity doesn't have a single face," (2) understanding of the…
Descriptors: Students, Service Learning, Online Courses, Comprehension
Rahal, Danny; Shaw, Stacy – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
At a public university in March 2020, 234 students (78% female; 63% second year, 28% third year) enrolled in a psychological statistics course described their experiences during the first week of the transition to remote instruction in response to coronavirus disease 2019. Qualitative responses indicated 13 common concerns in the following…
Descriptors: College Students, Public Colleges, COVID-19, Pandemics
Slagel, Nicholas; Newman, Taylor; Sanville, Laurel; Dallas, Jackie; Cotto-Rivera, Edda; Moore, Jessie; Roberts MPH, Alexis; Sun Lee, Jung – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Programs combine produce prescriptions and nutrition education to reduce fruit and vegetable consumption barriers and promote health among low-income patient populations. This study examined whether a multi-level FVRx intervention model with intensive education improves dietary behaviors, food security, and…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Programs, Health Education, Low Income
Soldavini, Jessica; Andrew, Hazael; Berner, Maureen – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2022
The majority of studies on food insecurity among college students in the United States have found higher rates than the general population. International students make up an important group of U.S. college students yet have not been the focus of past research on food insecurity. This study estimated the prevalence of and identified characteristics…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Food, Hunger
Batey, Lauren; DeWitt, Emily; Brewer, Dawn; Cardarelli, Kathryn M.; Norman-Burgdolf, Heather – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Health behaviors, like diet, are influenced by a person's culture and the society where they reside, contributing to the presence of health disparities within a unique region. Such disparities are evident in Central Appalachia where a unique cultural identity exists. Culture-based initiatives focused on improving food security and…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Geographic Regions, Health Behavior
Collier, Daniel A.; Fitzpatrick, Dan; Brehm, Chelsea; Hearit, Keith; Beach, Andrea – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Structural equation modeling (SEM) considering how students' non-cognitive attributes influence first-year college student persistence remain extraordinarily rare--as are studies that test and expand upon published structural models or studies that include college student food security. This study addresses each. We surveyed "Beginner"…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, School Holding Power, Public Colleges, Structural Equation Models
Poll, Kacie L.; Holben, David H.; Valliant, Melinda; Joung, Hyun-Woo – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To assess the relationship of high school and collegiate household food security to current disordered food consumption behaviors in a sample of NCAA Division 1 male, collegiate athletes. Participants: Male athletes, 18 years and older from a Southeastern Conference university in August-September 2016. Methods: Cross-sectional survey…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, High School Students, College Students
Mohammed, Abdul-Rahim – Global Studies of Childhood, 2023
The latest round of fiscal austerity in Ghana has meant that the feeding rate paid to the service providers of Ghana's school feeding programme is both frozen and unrealistically low. Accordingly, service providers adopt discretionary coping strategies. This qualitative case study, therefore, explores the impacts of austerity on children's school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Public Schools, Financial Problems
Rachel Kulick; Anicca Cox; Fernanda V. Dias – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2023
Higher education-community projects to support food security and food justice can improve health outcomes and increase community cohesion, but university funding may lead to power inequities that perpetuate marginalizing narratives. For this project, a regional state university, a local high school, and a nonprofit focused on building school…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Agricultural Education
Weaver, Robert R.; Vaughn, Nicole A.; Hendricks, Sean P.; McPherson-Myers, Penny E.; Jia, Qian; Willis, Shari L.; Rescigno, Kevin P. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Characterize the prevalence and dimensions of student food insecurity and the associations with academic performance. Participants: An online survey was distributed (November 2017) to 13,897 undergraduates at a midsized, New Jersey Public University; 2,055 (15%) responded. Methods: Demographic, behavioral, and food security data from…
Descriptors: College Students, Food, Hunger, Academic Achievement
Leah E. Daigle; Raven B. Muñoz; Katelyn P. Hancock – Journal of School Violence, 2024
A small body of research has identified a positive relationship between food insecurity and victimization risk, including intimate partner violence and sexual violence victimization as well as experiencing and witnessing childhood violence in the home. The question remains whether food insecurity is related to sexual victimization among college…
Descriptors: College Students, Food, Hunger, Sexual Abuse
Carey, Rachel; Sheridan, Jen – Geographical Education, 2017
Australia's major state capitals are surrounded by highly productive food bowls, which are an important source of fresh foods for their growing populations. These food producing biomes are a rich resource for investigating key themes related to Biomes and food security, one of two Year 9 units of study in the Australian Curriculum: Geography. This…
Descriptors: Food, Security (Psychology), Units of Study, Secondary School Students
Álvarez-Mingote, Cristina; Moore, Austen; McNamara, Paul – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: Climate-related shocks increasingly stress food systems, making resilience-building among rural communities crucial to food security. The Strengthening Agricultural and Nutrition Extension (SANE) project in Malawi strengthens stakeholder platforms to improve farmers' capacities towards climate change, food security, and community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Extension, Resilience (Psychology), Agricultural Occupations