Measuring Food Security In Jackson
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Phil Tocco
Extension Educator
MSUE-Jackson County
Measuring Food Security in Jackson
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Why Measure Food Security?
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What is a Food Security Survey?
• An assessment of need within a community
• Fairly quantitative and repeatable
• Highly configurable based on research goals
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Developing the Survey
• Begin with the end in mind
• Seek input from a diverse stakeholder group
• Craft a basic survey instrument
• Pilot and revise survey as necessary
• Collect and analyze data
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Components of the Survey?• Demographic and Socioeconomic profile
• Community food resource profile
• Household food security assessment
• Assessment of food resource accessibility
• Food availability and affordability assessment
• Community food production resources assessment
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Demographic Profile
• Helps to describe what the community looks like.
• Parameters can include:– Age, Race– Employment
• Poverty status– Income
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Food Resource Profile
• Determines the adequacy of community resources.
• Are food assistance programs available?
• Is the community participating?
• Are emergency resources available?
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Household Food Security Assessment
• Main driver is to determine if household food security is a direct personal problem.
• Key assessment indicators:– Perceptions of inadequacy.– food budget anxiety.– reports of reduced food
intake or consequences.
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Food Resource Accessibility
• Assesses physical access to food.
• Do grocery stores exist in the neighborhood?
• What barriers to access exist?
• Is transportation adequate?
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Food Availability and Affordability
• Is there a variety of food available in local stores?
• Is the food affordable?
• Can include a survey of local grocery stores.
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Community Food Production Resources
• Assesses the community capacity for local production and low income access.
• Indicators include:– Community gardens– Local food purchases by
institutions and schools– Value added production
or food processing
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Partnership Park Demographics
• 20 square blocks adjacent to downtown.
• 85% renter occupied
• Median household income is $15,966
• More racially diverse than rest of city
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Branded Neighborhood
• Gateway sign and street banners.
• Historic street lighting.• Monthly
neighborhood stakeholder meetings.
• Annual neighborhood events.
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Community Activism Around Food Security
• Active community garden group in neighborhood.
• MSUE, Faith-based collaborations to educate gardeners.
• Emphasis on hand-up
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Other Neighborhood Investments
• $12 million in Public/Private investments.
• 24 rehabs.
• 16 new urban in-fills.
• Significant sidewalk repairs (191 squares).
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Research Methods
• Developed and validated food security instrument.
• 19 households randomly picked from each subject area.
• Data subjected to simple T-test to determine significance of differences among populations.
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Home Ownership Rates
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Hungry because they couldn’t afford food
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Lost weight because they couldn’t afford food
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Usage
SNA Program Partnership Park Occurrences
Adjacent area Occurrences
WIC 7 9
Free/Reduced School Lunch
3 7
Project Fresh 0 1
Meals on Wheels 1 0
Food Pantries 10 7
Interfaith Shelter 3 2
Bridge Card/Food Stamps
16 12
Community Garden 5 0
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Key Takeaways
• Begin with the end in mind
• Develop stakeholder group
• Remember the data are the starting point
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