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How the UW food pantry has adapted to rising food insecurity in the state
February 16, 2021 | The Daily
The Daily highlights how the UW Food Pantry is adapting to address food insecurity, and what UW Nutritional Sciences Program researchers involved in the WAFOOD survey have assessed thus far about state-wide food insecurity trends during the pandemic.
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Michelle Obama is continuing her mission with a Netflix children’s show, ‘Waffles + Mochi’
February 9, 2021 | Upworthy
Former first lady Michelle Obama to expand the work she started with her “Let’s Move” campaign which helps kids eat better and live healthy lives. A UW study published this year in JAMA by Nutritional Sciences Program researchers is noted. The study authors include senior study author Jessica Jones-Smith, Kelsey Kinderknecht, and Cristen Harris. The researchers found evidence that the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that Obama championed had a positive impact for students who participated.
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Allen Family Foundation boosts COVID-19-related funding for hard-hit areas in Washington State
January 25, 2021 | The Seattle Times
UW Center for Public Health Nutrition research receives gift from Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, supporting the Washington State Food Security (WAFOOD) Survey, a project studying impacts of COVID-19 on food access and nutrition in Washington State.
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New COVID-19 Grants to Boost Efforts Toward Economic and Social Relief
January 25, 2021 | Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announces $1.4 million in emergency funding focused on getting the state’s underserved populations the food, child care, and stability they need most during this time. The gift includes direct support to the collaborative research by UW, WSU, and Tacoma Community College on food access in Washington State due to COVID-19.
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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Continues Support for Vulnerable Communities During COVID-19
January 25, 2021 | PR Newswire
New support will boost efforts toward economic and social relief to those experiencing disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the University of Washington WAFOOD survey.
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Washington researchers start second round of food security surveys amid coronavirus pandemic
December 22, 2020 | Seattle P-I
Jennifer Otten is quoted in this story that highlights wave 2 of the Washington Food Security Survey which monitors the continuing impact of the pandemic on economic- and food-related wellbeing, eight months after the initial lockdown in the state.
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Need for free food in Washington state has doubled, many groups report, as COVID-19 rips away jobs and security
January 2, 2021 | The Seattle Times
Every level of the food distribution chain in the state of Washington has been challenged since the pandemic began, and this article illustrates how different food assistance organizations are faring. The WAFOOD survey and study from researchers in the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition, WSU and Tacoma Community College are mentioned, and how the study aims to understand nuances of this food insecurity crisis.
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Going hungry in the pandemic
December 14, 2020 | UW DEOHS
With food insecurity at 30% in Washington State, UW researchers seek participants for a second round of statewide survey to understand WA residents’ access to food and their economic well-being. Research being conducted by the Center for Public Health Nutrition is highlighted.
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What you can do to reduce food waste
December 14, 2020 | Chicago Sun Times
Consumers from around the world waste mountains of food. In fact, food is the largest category of waste in landfills, where it generates methane, a contributor to global climate change. Associate Professor and Food Systems Director Jennifer Otten offers tips on how each of use can reduce consumer food waste.
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WSDA joins UW and WSU to learn more about COVID-19 impacts to agriculture
December 8, 2020 | Washington State Department of Agriculture
How the UW, WSU is joining with the Washington Department of Agriculture to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Washington’s farms and ranches and those working in agriculture and learn how they have been weathering this deadly pandemic.
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