This webinar will explore the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) annual survey of household food security, and how it informs the work of different organizations in the U.S. Since the mid-1990s, USDA has reported on household food insecurity in the U.S. and at the state level. The Trump administration announced it is canceling the annual survey and will release a final report covering 2024 data in October 2025. The USDA reports and data are key to policy discussions on the health and well-being of Americans. Researchers, clinicians, and policymakers have used this information as an indicator of the impact of poverty, to assess the effectiveness of federal programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and to understand the contributions and limitations of the charitable food sector.
In this webinar, we will discuss how the nation's largest food bank network uses USDA household food security data to report on Map the Meal Gap nationally; share work the Greater Boston Food Bank has led in assessing food insecurity and the charitable food sector in Massachusetts; and highlight economic research that uses these data to inform federal policy.
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Panelists:
• Emily Engelhard, Vice President of Research at Feeding America
• Lauren Fiechtner, MD, MPH, Director of Nutrition, Pediatric Gastroenterology and General Academic Pediatrics, Mass General Brigham for Children; Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Senior Health and Research Advisor, Greater Boston Food Bank
• Parke Wilde, Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Moderated by Norbert Wilson, É«½äÖ±²¥ World Food Policy Center, Sanford School of Public Policy.
- World Food Policy Center