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Food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic
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In Episode 13 of Dr. Dave On Call, we discuss food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We speak with Jennie Hull, Director of Programs at the Lakeview Pantry, Chicago's oldest and largest food pantry.
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 1 in 9 Americans are food insecure, roughly 37 million Americans, inclusive of 11 million children. "Food insecurity" is defined by the USDA as a "lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life." Food insecurity refers to a lack of available financial resources for food at the household level. Hunger differs from food insecurity, as it relates to a personal, physical sensation of discomfort.
Food insecurity is a complex problem, as it affects many individuals of different ages, races and geographic areas. Moreover, food insecurity is not an independent problem, as families with food insecurity are affected by issues of lack of affordable housing, social isolation, food deserts, chronic health conditions and low wages.
Food banks play a vital role in providing more security to those in need of food. For example, the Feeding America Intervention Trial for Health-Diabetes Mellitus (FAITH-DM) trial took place between 2015-17 within 3 large cities in the Unites States. This trial sought to determine the effectiveness of food-bank interventions and improving blood sugar control in those with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Intervention group participants who full engaged has significant improvements in there HbA1c (long-term blood sugar control) compared to less engaged participants.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an explosion of food need as many families have lost their incomes. Nearly 1 in 6 people in Chicago struggle with poverty and food insecurity.
For almost 50 years, the Lakeview Pantry has been an invaluable resource to the North Side of Chicago, and ensures low-income residents have enough to eat and have access to critical/life-saving social services. On a yearly basis, they serve almost 9000K unique clients with over 40000 site visits each year. Jennie Hull of the Lakeview Food Pantry leads the client facing work including food distribution, social services and mental health programs.
Sources:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/94849/err-270.pdf?v=963.1
https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/understand-food-insecurity/
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