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
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
“Food swamp” is a term for local food environments where there exists a higher density of unhealthy food retailers selling more energy-dense, nutrient-poor food offerings relative to healthier options. Those living in a food swamp have been found to have higher rates of negative health outcomes compared to those living outside a food swamp, but…
Exploring Barriers and Facilitators of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Program Adoption in Washington State Farmers Markets: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Existing research has illustrated the economic, social, and health impacts of farmers market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) match incentive programs and identified key barriers and facilitators of both shopper and market incentive program participation. Few studies have quantified longitudinal patterns in program participation while exploring the impact of markets’ economic, geographic, and organizational characteristics…
Food Insecurity is Associated with Depression among a Vulnerable Workforce: Early Care and Education Workers
This study aimed to explore the association between food insecurity and depression among early care and education (ECE) workers, a vulnerable population often working in precarious conditions. We utilized cross-sectional data from a study exploring the effects of wage on ECE centers between August 2017 and December 2018. Policies and center-level interventions that address both…
Association of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act on Dietary Quality Among Children in the U.S. National School Lunch Program
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, implemented nationwide in 2012, was intended to improve the nutritional quality of meals served in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The objective of this study was to to assess whether there was an association between the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and dietary quality of lunch…
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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