TY - JOUR
T1 - University Students Suggest Solutions to Campus Food Insecurity
T2 - A Mixed Methods Study
AU - Abu, Brenda A.Z.
AU - Tavarez, Samantha
AU - Oldewage-Theron, Wilna
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Texas Tech University. We are grateful to Texas Tech University for funding this study. The authors acknowledge the contributions of Drs Marcos Sanchez, Calle Alexandra, Amy Boren and Carlos Carpio and the International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE) during the design of the research. We also acknowledge Rochester Institute of Technology New York Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)/McNair programs for Samantha Tavarez’s Summer and Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 research scholarship. We thank the research participants for their time and contributions to this work.
Funding Information:
We are grateful to Texas Tech University for funding this study. The authors acknowledge the contributions of Drs Marcos Sanchez, Calle Alexandra, Amy Boren and Carlos Carpio and the International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE) during the design of the research. We also acknowledge Rochester Institute of Technology New York Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)/McNair programs for Samantha Tavarez’s Summer and Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 research scholarship. We thank the research participants for their time and contributions to this work.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study evaluated University students’ experiences and suggested solutions to food insecurity (N = 16). A questionnaire survey measured students’ socio-demography and food security status using Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Focus group discussions assessed students’ experiences and suggestions, grouped into themes. Half (50%) of the students were male, mean age was 25.1 years and 62% were food insecure. Food insecure students reported skipping meals, and grocery shopping infrequently. Students propose a campus farmers’ market, cooking classes, online nutrition education, and financial literacy would address student resource management limitations. Revising financial aid, international study and work guidelines should address systemic gaps.
AB - This study evaluated University students’ experiences and suggested solutions to food insecurity (N = 16). A questionnaire survey measured students’ socio-demography and food security status using Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Focus group discussions assessed students’ experiences and suggestions, grouped into themes. Half (50%) of the students were male, mean age was 25.1 years and 62% were food insecure. Food insecure students reported skipping meals, and grocery shopping infrequently. Students propose a campus farmers’ market, cooking classes, online nutrition education, and financial literacy would address student resource management limitations. Revising financial aid, international study and work guidelines should address systemic gaps.
KW - Food security
KW - Texas
KW - college students
KW - food insecurity
KW - food security programs
KW - interventions
KW - student-driven solutions
KW - university
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127112455&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19320248.2022.2055437
DO - 10.1080/19320248.2022.2055437
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127112455
SN - 1932-0248
VL - 18
SP - 96
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
JF - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
IS - 1
ER -