Hunger Jeopardy

World Hunger

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The number of people in the world do not eat enough to be healthy.

What is approximately 870 million? That means that one in every eight people on Earth goes to bed hungry each night. (Source: FAO, 2012

200

The amount of deaths in children under the age of five in developing countries linked to undernutrition.

What is a third? Undernutrition contributes to 2.6 million deaths of children under five each year - one third of the global total. UNICEF, 2011 Hunger is number one on the list of the world’s top 10 health risks. It kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. (Source: UNAIDS, 2010; WHO, 2011).

300

The critical window in which to tackle undernutrition.

What is the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, from pregnancy through age two? A proper diet in this period can protect children from the mental and physical stunting that can result from malnutrition. (Source: IGME, 2011)

400

The cost to provide a child with all of the vitamins and nutrients he or she needs to grow up healthy. (Source: WFP, 2011)

What is $0.25 per day?

500

The year when progress against hunger slowed and levelled off.

When is 2007/08? Developed regions also saw the number of hungry rise, from 13 million in 2004-2006 to 16 million in 2010-2012, reversing a steady decrease in previous years from 20 million in 1990-1992 (FAO 2012).

National Hunger

100

The number of Americans grappling with hunger.

What is 1 in 6? 47% percent of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps) recipients are under the age of 18. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

200

The number of households with at least one adult who works.

What is 36 percent? 16 million kids in America live in households without consistent access to adequate food. That’s 1 out of 5 kids. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

300

The number of Americans without dependable, consistent access to enough food due to limited money and resources.

What is 50 million? 86% percent of low-income families want to make healthy meals at home for their kids, but only 50% are able to do so most nights a week. The perceived cost of healthy groceries is cited as their number 1 obstacle. COOKING MATTERS

400

The amount of food thrown out in the US every year.

What is 40 percent? Or, about $165 billion worth. All of this uneaten food could feed 25 million Americans.

500

The most significant cause of hunger in the U.S.

What is continued prevalence of poverty? Poverty is the main cause of hunger, and hunger is a cause of poverty. When people go malnourished, they lose brain functionality and the mental resources to be a productive asset in society or earn money.

Local Hunger

100

The rank of the New Orleans area among U. S. cities for households with children who suffered from "food hardship."

What is eighth? The Food Research survey found that the New Orleans area ranked eighth-highest among U. S. cities and Louisiana ranked seventh among states for households with children who suffered from "food hardship."

200

The percentage of households with children, in Louisiana, struggling with food hardship.

What is 29%? In Louisiana, 29 percent of households with children struggled with food hardship. Overall, 21 states and the District of Columbia reported more than 25 percent of households with food hardship.

300

The food-insecurity rate for Orleans Parish.

What is 19.1%? Rates in other parishes were 15.5 percent in St. John the Baptist, 13.1 in St. Charles, 12.1 in Jefferson, 11.9 in St. Charles, 11.3 in Plaquemines and 9.4 in St. Tammany.

400

The cost to meet all of Louisiana's food needs.

What is an additional $266 million? The Feeding America study estimated that, at $2.47 a meal, it would take an additional $266 million to adequately meet all of Louisiana's food needs.

500

The percentage of households served by Second Harvest, locally, that are living below the poverty line.

What is nearly 75%? According to our most recent hunger study, 73.4 percent of all Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana client households have annual household incomes at or beneath the poverty line. (Hunger in America 2006; Table 5.8.4.1)