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Page 1: Hunger and Food Security - Food System Curriculum · Teaching the Food System: Hunger and Food Security Presentation Slides Author: Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Subject:

Hunger and Food Security

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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Hunger

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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Hunger Food insecurity

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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HungerFood insecurity

Interventions

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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What is hunger? How can we measure it?

How can we measure food security?

Why is there hunger and food insecurity in the United States?

How should hunger and food insecurity be addressed?

Who should be responsible for addressing hunger and food insecurity?

Essential questions

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HungerFood securityInterventions

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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1930s: Great Depression

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Left: Unemployed men eating in Volunteers of America Soup Kitchen in Washington, D.C. 1936. Public domain.Right: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Circa 1932. Long line of people waiting to be fed: New York City: in the absence of substantial government relief programs… free food was distributed with private funds in some urban centers to large numbers of the unemployed. Public domain.

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Government bought agricultural surplus

Distributed it to help farmers, relieve hunger

1930s: Federal assistance

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Circa 1936. Surplus Commodities: School Lunch Program. Public domain.

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1939: Food stamps

1946: National School Lunch Program

Federal programs expand

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Johnson. 1944. U.S. War Food Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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1968 CBS Documentary

Exposed domestic hunger

1960s: Hunger in America

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Edward R. Murrow in his office. 1957. Public domain.

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Expanded Food Stamp Program

School Breakfast Program

Free, reduce priced school meals

WIC

1960s: Federal response

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Emergency food programs

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Left: U.S. Navy volunteers at a food bank. Right: U.S. Navy volunteers in a soup kitchen. Available at Wikimedia Commons.

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Criticisms:

“Culture of charity”

“Dismiss responsibility to the poor”

“Kinder, but less just”

Emergency food programs

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Hunger Food security

Interventions

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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1. “The food that we bought just didn’t last, and we didn’t have money to get more.”

2. “We couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.”

3. “We cut the size of meals, or had to skip meals, because there wasn’t enough money for food.”

4. “I ate less than I felt I should because we didn't have enough money for food.”

5. “I was hungry but didn’t eat because we didn't have enough money for food.”

Household food security

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0-1 steps forward: Food secure

2-4 steps forward: Low food security

5-6 steps forward: Very low food security

Household food security

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Contributors: Key factors

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Availability

Contributors: Key factors

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Left, Center: Images copyright. Right: Louise Rosskam. 2009. Public Domain.

Stability Access

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Above the U.S. poverty level: 7%

Below the U.S. poverty level: 40%

Contributors: Poverty

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Contributors: Food environments

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Left: Louise Rosskam. 2009. Public Domain. Center: Image copyright. Right: Lean S. Pigtown: All things Baltimore. 2009. www.sustainablecitiescollective.com. Used with permission .

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Consequences

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Obesity

Diabetes

Nutrient deficiencies

Low fruit and vegetable intake

Consequences

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Cheaper, per calorie:

Added fats

Added sugars

Refined grains

Consequences: obesity

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Consequences: children

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Richard Phillip Rücker. 2006. Time could pass a little faster. Available on Wikimedia Commons.

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HungerFood security

Interventions

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Michael Milli. 2012. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

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Federal programs

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1 in 5 Americans participate

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Federal programs: economic benefits

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SNAP benefit of $1

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Federal programs: economic benefits

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SNAP benefit of $1

Prompts spending of $1.47

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Federal programs: economic benefits

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Image copyright.

SNAP benefit of $1

Prompts spending of $1.47

Supports businesses

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Limitations

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Federal poverty level

Eligibility for federal assistance

Estimated cost of an adequate diet

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Limitations

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1963 2000

Spending, by category:

Housing, transportation, etc.

Food

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Community food security

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Images copyright.

Culturally appropriate Builds self-reliance Sustainable

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Community food security

TEACHING THE FOOD SYSTEM | A PROJECT OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE

Left: Image copyright. Right: FEMA. 2009. American Samoan community members. Public Domain.

Regional Emphasizes community decision-making

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Community food security

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Left: Urban Tilth. www.urbantilth.org. Used with permission. Center: Images copyright. Right: Public domain.

Policy makersRetailersFarmersResidents

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