Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

Food Security/Access


January 5, 2022

Assessing Demographics of United Way King County DoorDash Clients vs. Low-income King County Residents

The United Way of King County (UWKC) partnership with the DoorDash delivery program seeks to fill the gaps in regional food bank services during the Covid-19 pandemic, and better serve populations facing acute and/or chronic food insecurity. The purpose of this analysis, performed as a Capstone project for the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences MS…


SNAP and Emergency Food System Use and Users: A Report for UWKC

The original research questions for this project are, “What is the relationship nationally between SNAP program users, and emergency food system users/clients? What are the characteristics of who uses each program, and how are they similar or different from one another?” United Way of King County (UWKC) seeks to answer these questions to inform their…


November 9, 2021

The Association of Food Insecurity and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Youth and Young Adults with Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

This study examines the relationship between household food insecurity (i.e., access to nutritionally adequate and safe food) and disordered eating behaviors (i.e., restriction, bingeing, insulin manipulation, etc.) among a sample of youth and young adults with youth-onset type 1 or type 2 diabetes.


June 15, 2021

The School Breakfast Participation Project


December 8, 2020

Round 2 of Washington study underway to determine food, economic insecurity during pandemic

Empty dinner plate on wood table

How UW, WSU, and Tacoma Community College researchers, along with input from partners in Washington State local, county, and state government, are understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on food insecurity and access in our state.


September 2, 2020

Association between Food Swamps and the Diet Quality of Household Food Purchases in a Nationwide Sample


Exploring Barriers and Facilitators of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Program Adoption in Washington State Farmers Markets: A Mixed-Methods Analysis


Food Insecurity is Associated with Depression among a Vulnerable Workforce: Early Care and Education Workers


Association of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act on Dietary Quality Among Children in the U.S. National School Lunch Program


A Local Policy Process for Promoting Healthy Food Access with the King County Board of Health

Local governments can play a vital role in reducing health disparities through the implementation of policies that improve equitable healthy fool and beverage access. The King County Board of Health is comprised of county elected officials and health professionals that set county-wide health policy and regulations. On June 20th, the Healthy Eating, Active Living Unit…



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