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It seems like the USDA includes people on federal food assistance programs as being "food insecure. From your first link defining "Low Food Security"[1]: """ T
by michael_j_ward 7y ago
It seems like the USDA includes people on federal food assistance programs as being "food insecure. From your first link defining "Low Food Security"[1]:
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These food-insecure households obtained enough food to avoid substantially disrupting their eating patterns or reducing food intake by using a variety of coping strategies, such as eating less varied diets, participating in Federal food assistance programs, or getting emergency food from community food pantries.
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Since you seemed to have these ready, do you have these same numbers but for people without access to any (federal / state/ local) food assistance programs?
[1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics.aspx https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/fo...
- Ensorceled 7y ago> Since you seemed to have these ready Not at the ready, I found those links in a couple of minutes buy searching for "US children food insecurity" and "US prenatal care". I remembered reading a study that the increase in US infant mortality was related to lack of prenatal care and food insecurity so I just googled those.