Food security

Food and Housing: Inextricably Connected

Submitted by Amy Casavina Hall on August 1, 2011 - 1:51pm

Professor Molly Anderson has a vision for a better life for people struggling with food insecurity and a clear, doable plan.

Bring people to good food;
Bring good food and food-growing opportunities to people; and
Design affordable housing with access to good food and food growing opportunities.

1 and 2 -- no problem. But affordable housing? With access to food and other opportunities? Now it all starts to seem pie-in-the sky.

Household Food Security in the United States, 2008

85% of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2008; meaning that every household member always had access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The remaining households (14.6%) were food insecure at least some time during the year, including 5.7% with very low food security. Food insecutiy means that the food intake of one or more household member was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted at times during the year because the household lacked money and other resources for food.

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income

health

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