Food Insecurity Among College Students: An Analysis of US State Legislation Through 2020
Melissa N Laska1, Sheila Fleischhacker2, Christina Petsoulis3
1Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Abstract:
Many US college students experience food insecurity (FI). Given most students are excluded from receiving federal nutrition assistance, additional efforts are needed to alleviate student FI. This perspective discusses proposed and enacted state statutes, resolutions, and bills addressing college FI to date, which range in depth, breadth, and success. Overall, states have demonstrated their promising role in addressing FI; however, college FI promises to be a continuing challenge, particularly given continued widespread unemployment that began with the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 and the global struggle for economic recovery.
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