Food Insecurity

William D. Schanbacher is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.Whitney Fung Uy is a PhD graduate from the University of South Florida College of Public Health in Tampa, FL, USA.

• Preface1. Background and HistoryIntroductionThe Narrative We Tell about Food HistoryOrigins of Food Insecurity in the Colonial Period (1600- 1775)- The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Origins of Black Food InsecurityRevolutionary War to the Civil War (1776- 1865)- Westward Expansion, Treaties, Removal Policies, and Land as Food Security- Native American Women in Westward Expansion- The Civil War Era (1861- 1865)Reconstruction Era (1865- 1877)Progressive Era (1890s- 1920s)The Great Depression and New Deal Era (1920- 1940)Post War Era (1945- 1960)- Women in the Industrial Food SystemThe Civil Rights Era (1960- 1980)End of the Century (1980- 2000s)- Food Processing- Globalization and Expansion of the Food Industry- Food Marketing- Dietary Guidelines and RecommendationsThe Social Safety Net: Responses to Food Insecurity- USDA Food and Nutrition Assistance ProgramsConclusion: Food Insecurity TodayReferences2. Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsFraming the Discussion for Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsDefining and Measuring Food Insecurity- Globally Recognized Definition of Food Insecurity- United States Definition- Other Key Terms- Levels of Food Insecurity- Tools for Assessing Food Security StatusInequity in the Food System- Inequitable Access to Land- Geographical Disparities: Access to Food- Impact of Health InequitiesSustainability of the Food System- A Sustainable, Closed- Loop Food SystemAgricultural Development and Food Production- The Green Revolution- Genetically Modified Foods- SeedsCorporate Control of Food SystemThe Debate: Food as a Human RightSolutions- New Food Movements- Building Capacity of U.S. Farmers: Rural and Urban- Food, Agriculture, and Grocery Cooperatives- Food Policy Councils- Food Justice- Women in the Food System- Food Sovereignty- Implementing Food Sovereignty and Food Security- Toward a Secure FutureReferences3. PerspectivesFrom an Anti- hunger Activist: My Perspective on Ending Hunger in America, Minerva DelgadoFood Sovereignty in Rural Appalachia, Nicole RasulMoving the Charitable Food System from Transactions to Transformations, Katie S. MartinA Plan to Shorten Food Bank Lines, Andy FisherStories Matter: Narrative Change as a Strategy for Exposing the Root Causes of Hunger and Spurring Collective Action, Alison Meares Cohen and Debbie DePoalaFocusing on Racial Equity to End Hunger, Marlysa D. GamblinNative American Food Security and Food Sovereignty, Elizabeth HooverFood Policy Councils and the Challenge of Incorporating Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Erica HallFood and Nutrition Education for Food Sovereignty, Pamela KochAdvancing Nutrition Security with Sustainability Research, Sarah Reinhardt4. ProfilesIntroductionPeople- George Washington Carver (1864- 1943)- Cesar Chavez (1927- 1993)- W.E.B. Du Bois (1868- 1963)- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917- 1977)- Vandana Shiva (1952- )- Booker T. Washington (1856- 1915)Organizations- Black Panther Party- Bread for the World- Coalition of Immokalee Workers- College and University Food Bank Alliance- Feeding America- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- Food and Resource Action Center- Food Chain Workers Alliance- Food Policy Networks- Food Recovery Network- La Via Campesina- National Farm to School Network- Share Our Strength- Slow Food Movement- United States Department of Agriculture5. Data and DocumentsData- Figure 5.1: Trends in Food Insecurity Rates in U.S. Households from 1995 to 2021- Figure 5.2: Prevalence of Food Insecurity (Three- year Averages from 2019- 2021) by State in the United States- Figure 5.3: Characteristics of Households Experiencing Very Low Food Security in 2021- Figure 5.4: Trends in Food Insecurity Prevalence in the United States by Race and Ethnicity from 2001 to 2021- Table 5.1: Food Insecurity Rates in the United States by Race and Other Characteristics in 2017- Table 5.2: Food Insecurity Rates in the United States among Southeast Asians by Ethnicity- Figure 5.5: Spending on Federal Food Assistance Programs from 1980 to 2021- Table 5.3: National Annual and Monthly Data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Figure 5.6: Map of Farmers Markets in the United States That Accept SNAP in 2018- Table 5.4: Comparison of U.S. Agricultural Characteristics in 1860 and 2010- Table 5.5: Carbon Impact of Select Food Products by Kilogram of Greenhouse Gas Emission- Table 5.6: Environmental Impacts of Food and AgricultureDocuments- United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR)- United Nation’s Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)- H.R. 2- Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115- 334- General Allotment or Dawes Act (1887)- Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock- Treaty of New Echota- Pigford et al. v. Glickman- Monsanto v. Percey Schmeiser- Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Code of Conduct- Equal Opportunity in Farm Programs: An Appraisal of Services Rendered by Agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture- Declaration of Nyéléni6. ResourcesBooksJournals and ArticlesReportsOnline Resources7. ChronologyGlossaryIndex

Food Insecurity is a significant contribution to the study of food systems and social inequality in the United States. By way of combining historical analysis, diverse perspectives, and rigorous data, the book offers a comprehensive examination of the causes and consequences of food insecurity … [A]n essential resource for anyone committed to building more equitable and sustainable food systems.