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Reaching Food Insecure College Students Through An On-Campus Interactive Education Program, Danielle Buchbinder
Reaching Food Insecure College Students Through An On-Campus Interactive Education Program, Danielle Buchbinder
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Need/Purpose: Emerging research suggests food insecurity is a problem for college students. Unpublished data from our campus (a large, Midwestern public institution) suggests 36% of students struggle with food insecurity, yet the campus has no pantry or meals/swipe donation program. While little research has been conducted examining food insecurity’s impact on academic success in college, it is well established that food insecurity negatively impacts academic performance in adolescents, mental and social health, dietary choices, and overall health. Program/Participants: In order to learn more and begin to mediate this problem on our campus, a series of nutrition education classes was created …