Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions
Food insecurity on college campuses is a major public health problem and has been documented for the last decade. Sufficient food access is a crucial social determinant of health, thus campuses across the country have implemented various programmes, systems and policies to enhance access to food whi...
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| author | Mateja R Savoie-Roskos Lanae B Hood Rebecca L Hagedorn-Hatfield Matthew J Landry Megan M Patton-López Rickelle Richards Jody L Vogelzang Zubaida Qamar Kendra OoNorasak Georgianna Mann |
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| description | Food insecurity on college campuses is a major public health problem and has been documented for the last decade. Sufficient food access is a crucial social determinant of health, thus campuses across the country have implemented various programmes, systems and policies to enhance access to food which have included food pantries, campus gardens, farmers’ markets, meal share or voucher programmes, mobile food applications, campus food gleaning, food recovery efforts, meal deliveries and task force/working groups. However, little is understood about how to best address food insecurity and support students who are struggling with basic needs. The impact of food insecurity on students’ academic and social success, in addition to their overall well-being, should be investigated and prioritised at each higher education institution. This is especially true for marginalised students, such as minority or first-generation students, who are at heightened risk for food insecurity. In order to create a culture of health equity, in which most at-risk students are provided resources and opportunities to achieve optimal well-being, higher education institutions must prioritise mitigating food insecurity on the college campus. Higher education institutions could benefit from adopting comprehensive and individualised approaches to promoting food security for marginalised students in order to facilitate equal opportunity for optimal scholastic achievement among students of all socio-demographic backgrounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-537660b0458c4f0c9060f6b2a945ae2e2023-08-17T10:00:50ZengCambridge University PressPublic Health Nutrition1368-98001475-27272023-03-012650350910.1017/S1368980022002294Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutionsMateja R Savoie-Roskos0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7740-5223Lanae B Hood1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-5521Rebecca L Hagedorn-Hatfield2Matthew J Landry3Megan M Patton-López4Rickelle Richards5Jody L Vogelzang6Zubaida Qamar7Kendra OoNorasak8Georgianna Mann9Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USADepartment of Nutrition, Health and Human Performance, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USADepartment of Nutrition, Health and Human Performance, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USAStanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USASchool of Public Health and Health Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USADepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USASchool of Interdisciplinary Health, Allied Health Sciences, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USAFamily, Interiors, Nutrition and Apparel (FINA), San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USADepartment of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USADepartment of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USAFood insecurity on college campuses is a major public health problem and has been documented for the last decade. Sufficient food access is a crucial social determinant of health, thus campuses across the country have implemented various programmes, systems and policies to enhance access to food which have included food pantries, campus gardens, farmers’ markets, meal share or voucher programmes, mobile food applications, campus food gleaning, food recovery efforts, meal deliveries and task force/working groups. However, little is understood about how to best address food insecurity and support students who are struggling with basic needs. The impact of food insecurity on students’ academic and social success, in addition to their overall well-being, should be investigated and prioritised at each higher education institution. This is especially true for marginalised students, such as minority or first-generation students, who are at heightened risk for food insecurity. In order to create a culture of health equity, in which most at-risk students are provided resources and opportunities to achieve optimal well-being, higher education institutions must prioritise mitigating food insecurity on the college campus. Higher education institutions could benefit from adopting comprehensive and individualised approaches to promoting food security for marginalised students in order to facilitate equal opportunity for optimal scholastic achievement among students of all socio-demographic backgrounds.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980022002294/type/journal_articleHealth equityFood securityHigher educationCollege and university studentsFood accessSocial determinants of health |
| spellingShingle | Mateja R Savoie-Roskos Lanae B Hood Rebecca L Hagedorn-Hatfield Matthew J Landry Megan M Patton-López Rickelle Richards Jody L Vogelzang Zubaida Qamar Kendra OoNorasak Georgianna Mann Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions Public Health Nutrition Health equity Food security Higher education College and university students Food access Social determinants of health |
| title | Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions |
| title_full | Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions |
| title_fullStr | Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions |
| title_short | Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions |
| title_sort | creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions |
| topic | Health equity Food security Higher education College and university students Food access Social determinants of health |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980022002294/type/journal_article |
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