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# Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough nutritious food to live an active, healthy life. Nutrition programs can identify and address food insecurity among older adults in their local communities. 

## Briefs

                    - How Food Insecurity Affects Older Adults — Pre-pandemic report from the University of Michigan

## Infographics

                    - Senior Hunger in the United States — Older adult hunger data from Feeding America
                    - Community Preventative Services Task Force (CPSTF) Recommendations  — Key findings  and results of the review
                    - Reducing Malnutrition Through Senior Meal Programs  — Features the CPSTF recommendation for home-delivered and congregate meal services

##  Tools & Toolkits

                    - Eat Healthy on a Budget — Tip sheet from USDA
                    - Eat Right When Money's Tight — Tips from USDA to shop smarter with rising food costs
                    - Eating on a Budget  — Tips for consumers to eat healthy on a budget
                    - Eating Well: Farmers' Market Recipes — Recipe book from the Ohio Department of Aging ( available in multiple languages)
                    - Farmers' Market Tips and Tricks  — Making the most of shopping at the farmer's market
                    - Federal Programs To Sustain Nutrition for At-Risk Individuals — ASPR.gov information
                    - Finding Food for Older Adults  — Quick guide to food programs for older adults
                    - Food Banks and Food Pantries  — Comparison of the two, along with tips for finding resources
                    - Grocery Budget Calculator — Tool from Iowa State University
                    - Healthier You With Community Gardens  — Benefits of Community Gardens
                    - Healthy, Thrifty, Holiday Menus — Recipe ideas from USDA for holidays throughout the year
                    - How to Communicate With Older Adults About Food Insecurity and Hunger — Resource from Baylor University
                    - Kitchen Time Savers — Tip sheet from USDA
                    - Seasonal Produce Guide — SNAP-Ed guide to when various produce is in season
                    - Shop Smart — Tips from MyPlate on buying budget-friendly and healthy options from each food group

## Presentations

                    - Mobility Management Connections Mapping Universal Mobility Options to Better Food Access — National Center for Mobility Management webinar that focuses on mapping tools to improve transportation access to healthy food options
                    - A Food Pantry and Much More (YouTube) — Lotus Food Pantry provides opportunity for older adults served by the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging
                    - Enhanced DETERMINE Checklist (YouTube) — Dane County Area Agency on Aging expands upon the DETERMINE Checklist to further address older adults at risk for malnutrition
                    - Placing the 'Value' in Evaluation: Practical Tips for Measuring Impact (YouTube) — Webinar discussing why evaluation is important, how it can be used to prioritize limited resources, and how to use malnutrition and food insecurity screening tools to do so                       - Placing the 'Value' in Evaluation Slides 
                    - Expanded Food Insecurity Screener & Food Insecurity Assessment Tools (YouTube)  — Development and use of food insecurity screening tools                       - Expanded Food Security Screener Home-Delivered Meals Prioritization Tool 
                    - ACL Food Insecurity Webinar Series                       - Combating Food Insecurity With Collaboration (YouTube)                            - Combating Food Insecurity With Collaboration PowerPoint Slides
                        - Combating Food Insecurity With Collaboration Takeaway Sheet 
                      - SUA Promising Practices: Combating Food Insecurity (YouTube)                          - SUA Promising Practices: Combating Food Insecurity PowerPoint Slides
                        - SUA Promising Practices: Combating Food Insecurity Takeaway Sheet 
                      - Identifying & Screening for Food Insecurity (YouTube)                          - Identifying & Screening for Food Insecurity PowerPoint Slides
                        - Identifying & Screening for Food Insecurity Takeaway Sheet 
                      - Referrals & Interventions for Older Adults With Food Insecurity (YouTube)                          - Referrals & Interventions for Older Adults With Food Insecurity PowerPoint Slides
                        - Referrals & Interventions for Older Adults With Food Insecurity Takeaway Sheet 
                    - Links Between Food Insecurity, Nutrition, and Mental health: Impacts on Healthy Aging and Community-based Resources and Services That Can Help — ICAA Webinar
                    - Iowa Stops Hunger Video Library — Call to action to fight food insecurity in Iowa
                    - Food Insecurity and Malnutrition (YouTube) — Defines malnutrition and food insecurity; identifies root causes of and innovative approaches to combating malnutrition; and discusses the importance of partnerships                       - Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Slide Deck
                      - Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Takeaway Sheet
                      - Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Tip Sheet 
                    - Make Your Mark on Food Insecurity  — Highlights two programs using innovative methods to fight food insecurity.                       - Make Your Mark on Food Insecurity Tip Sheet 
                    - Nutrition Security Webinars — Discussions about nutrition security during and beyond the pandemic from NIFA

## Reports

                    - How Food Insecurity Affects Older Adults — University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation report
                    - Not Enough to Eat: COVID-19 Deepens America’s Hunger Crisis — Food Research & Action Center report
                    - Addressing Food Insecurity in the United States During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic — Journal of Food Law & Policy paper
                    - The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2021  — Annual report from Feeding America that examines food insecurity rates among Americans age 60 and older
                    - Improving Food and Nutrition Security During COVID-19, the Economic Recovery, and Beyond — Report from the Bipartisan Policy Center
                    - Hunger, Poverty, and Health Disparities During COVID-19 and the Federal Nutrition Programs’ Role in an Equitable Recovery — Report from FRAC
                    - The Health Consequences of Senior Hunger in the United States — Evidence from the 1999-2016 NHANES
                    - Household Food Security in the United States in 2019 — Report from USDA
                    - Hunger in Older Adults — Report from MOWA on challenges and opportunities for the aging network
                    - Poverty, Hunger, Health, and the Federal Nutrition Programs — A profile of the Southern region from FRAC
                    - Role of the Federal Nutrition Safety Net — Article from the Journal of Food Law & Policy

*Last modified on 01/12/2024*

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