Food Insecurity Basics
What is the formal definition of food insecurity?
the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
What is the child food insecurity rate in Baltimore City?
31.8%
What percentage of Black residents live in a Healthy Food Priority Area?
31.5%
What were the three ways Food Insecurity affect the community?
Health Consequences, Educational Impact, and Economic Impact.
Why is addressing food insecurity important?
improving health outcomes, supporting children's development, boosting economic productivity, fostering community stability, and promoting social justice.
What was the increase in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021?
18% to 21.7%
What percentage of Hispanic residents live in a Healthy Food Priority Area?
11.4%
Many Baltimore residents live in what are sometimes called food deserts, which are referred to by the government as ......
Healthy Food Priority Areas.
1 in __ Marylanders are food insecure.
8
What percentage of Baltimore residents live in Healthy Food Priority Areas?
23.5%
What percentage of white residents live in a Healthy Food Priority Area?
8.9%
Name the 4 local organizations addressing food insecurity in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maryland Food Bank, Community Gardens and Urban Farms, Baltimore Hunger Project, and So what else Baltimore food program.
What is one way to measure food insecurity in a community?
Index score
Which communities are significantly affected by Healthy Food Priority Areas in Baltimore?
Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities
Black residents also have the highest representation in Healthy Food Priority Areas, with what percent living in such areas.
31%
Which Organization is this (This is a non-profit organization leads the movement to end hunger in Maryland.)
Maryland Food Banks!
What role do public assistance programs play in addressing food insecurity?
Snap and WIC.
Many Baltimore residents live in what are sometimes called ____________
Food Deserts.
Many Black, Indigenous and people of color face higher levels of food shortage because of ....
Essential racial injustice.
Name the 6 main causes of Food Insecurity!
poverty, unemployment, unaffordable housing, racism and discrimination, and lack of availability of food.