Addressing College Food Insecurity: An Assessment of Federal Legislation Before and During Coronavirus Disease-2019

Melissa N. Laska; Sheila Fleischhacker; Christina Petsoulis; Meg Bruening; Michael J. Stebleton

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.07.001

Addressing College Food Insecurity: An Assessment of Federal Legislation Before and During Coronavirus Disease-2019

Melissa N. Laska, Sheila Fleischhacker, Christina Petsoulis, Meg Bruening, Michael J. Stebleton

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Research conducted before coronavirus disease-2019 illustrated high rates of food insecurity among college students. The pandemic has likely increased student food insecurity because of factors like unemployment and closure of campus resources, and many students cannot access federal food assistance because of long-standing student restrictions. This perspective reviews federal legislation on college food insecurity introduced in the 116th legislative session (2019–2020) immediately before coronavirus disease-2019 in the US, as well as pandemic-related stimulus bills and their implications for future policies and practice. Food insecurity promises to become more pressing as colleges try to reopen and the country grapples with economic recovery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	982-987
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume	52
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.07.001
State	Published - Oct 2020

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This work was funded by the University of Minnesota Grand Challenges Research Initiative.

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© 2020 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

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food insecurity
food security
policy

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