Paradigm Shift in Food Security at American Universities and Colleges: Post-COVID-19 (Chapter from SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region)
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Walter Leal Filho; Noé Aguilar-Rivera; Bruno Borsari; Paulo R. B. de Brito; Baltazar Andrade Guerra; Samuel Borges Barbosa
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Food insecurity among students has gained increased attention from policymakers in the United States. The high prevalence of food insecurity rates among students, with some studies reporting that more than 50% of students are food insecure, along with the threats this poses to student health, degree completion, and success, demands a thorough understanding of this issue.
The previous decades and the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that more needs to be done in the United States to understand food insecurity issues and develop practical, effective solutions to attain the sustainable development goal of achieving zero hunger (SDG 2). The growing population of low-income students, high college costs, and insufficient financial aid may explain the high rates of food insecurity to a certain extent, but declining resources provided by higher education and nutritional assistance programs must also be considered.
This chapter reviews the causes of food insecurity, its consequences, and how campuses responded to it during the pandemic. It also examines data from peer-reviewed and gray literature to understand the role of government policy and local community actions in limiting food insecurity during the pandemic. Finally, it suggests some tools (at the state and local levels) that could facilitate a more robust response to food insecurity among university students in the United States.
ISBN
978-3-031-16017-2
Publication Date
9-1-2023
Publisher
Springer
City
Cham, Switzerland
Keywords
Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Sociology, general, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Education (general), Political Science
Disciplines
Food Science | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Sociology
Recommended Citation
Ben-Othmen, Marie Asma; Bachmeier, Erin; Lingenfelter, Stephanie; and Kavouras, Jerry H., "Paradigm Shift in Food Security at American Universities and Colleges: Post-COVID-19 (Chapter from SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region)" (2023). Biology Department Faculty Books/Book Chapters. 2.
https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/biology_fac-books/2
