Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.: Trends, Causes, and Policy Options

Autor/inn/en	Gundersen, Craig; Ziliak, James P.
Titel	Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.: Trends, Causes, and Policy Options
Quelle	In: Future of Children, (2014), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1054-8289
Schlagwörter	Food; Hunger; Child Welfare; Trend Analysis; Public Policy; Etiology; Poverty; Nutrition; Child Development; At Risk Persons; Child Health; Geographic Location; Family Income; Mental Health; Physical Health; Educational Attainment; Substance Abuse; Disabilities; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Family Structure; Marital Status; Child Care; Immigrants; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Coping + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Kindeswohl; Trendanalyse; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ätiologie; Armut; Ernährung; Kindesentwicklung; Risikogruppe; Familieneinkommen; Psychohygiene; Gesundheitszustand; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Handicap; Behinderung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienstand; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Jugendstrafvollzug; Bewältigung
Abstract	In 2012, nearly 16 million U.S. children, or over one in five, lived in households that were food-insecure, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture defines as "a household-level economic and social condition of limited access to food." Even when we control for the effects of other factors correlated with poverty, these children are more likely than others to face a host of health problems, including but not limited to anemia, lower nutrient intake, cognitive problems, higher levels of aggression and anxiety, poorer general health, poorer oral health, and a higher risk of being hospitalized, having asthma, having some birth defects, or experiencing behavioral problems. Food insecurity has been researched extensively, and this research has helped policy makers and program administrators better address the problem. However, relatively little research has looked at what causes food insecurity among children in the first place, or the effectiveness of public policies, especially on more severe forms of food hardship. In this policy report, Gundersen and Ziliak highlight new research that seeks to fill this gap. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution. 267 Wallace Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Tel: 609-258-6979; e-mail: FOC@princeton.edu; Web site: http://futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10