Journal of American College Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 4
Published: March 28, 2024
Food
insecurity
among
college
students
has
become
a
growing
concern,
with
reports
documenting
its
prevalence
for
over
decade.
As
the
demographics
of
university
and
change,
more
first-generation,
nontraditional,
minority
students,
risk
food
is
heightened.
This
viewpoint
contends
that
security
an
essential
basic
need
when
left
unmet,
it
significantly
impacts
their
well-being,
resulting
in
increased
poor
academic
performance
or
departure
from
higher
education
before
degree
completion.
To
combat
this
issue,
universities
colleges
must
develop
sustain
initiatives
programs,
administrators
playing
critical
role.
We
highlight
key
areas
which
institutional
administration
can
take
actionable
steps
to
dedicate
necessary
support
resources
proposed
ongoing
foster
equitable
campus
culture,
be
advocates
policies
at
state
federal
level
promote
students'
security.
Nutrition Bulletin,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 17, 2025
ABSTRACT
Little
is
known
regarding
the
intrastudent
barriers
to
accessing
and
utilising
Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance
Program
(SNAP).
To
examine
college
students'
knowledge
of
allowable
items
perception
what
should
be
allowed
for
purchase
with
(SNAP)
benefits,
particularly
by
food
security
status
enrolment
in
SNAP
past
12
months,
a
cross‐sectional,
online
survey
was
conducted
among
844
students
from
nine
higher
education
institutions
single
Midwestern
state.
Many
were
unaware
that
certain
already
covered
SNAP,
leading
them
express
desire
these
included.
Additionally,
there
misconceptions
about
eligibility
nonfood
using
benefits.
Beyond
traditional
items,
highly
desired
inclusion
necessities
such
as
toiletries
cooking
equipment.
Improved
outreach
educational
campaigns
could
developed
clarify
eligible
scope
programme,
enabling
make
informed
decisions
their
benefit
usage.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21(3), P. 293 - 293
Published: March 2, 2024
As
emerging
adulthood
is
an
important
area
of
life
for
developing
healthful
habits,
the
current
study
aimed
to
test
feasibility
a
pilot
program
improving
health-related
quality
(HRQOL),
food
security,
and
diet
among
college
students.
Students
18-26
years
old
were
recruited
from
two
land-grant
institutions
participate
in
online
survey
self-selected
intervention
study.
An
was
developed
by
student
peers
include
(1)
four-session
cooking
curriculum
(2)
semester-long
text
message
share
health
resources
on
relevant
campus.
Diet
quality,
mentally
healthy
days
assessed.
Baseline
post-program
changes
assessed
using
paired
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
Abstract
Background
Food
insecurity
(FI)
is
a
collective
term
for
inadequate
access
to
available,
affordable,
and
safe
nutritious
food.
FI
could
affect
students’
health
academic
performance
adversely.
Currently,
there
paucity
of
research
on
food
among
tertiary
students
in
Ghana.
This
study
determined
the
prevalence
an
Eastern
city
Materials
methods
A
descriptive
cross-sectional
design
was
employed.
multistage
sampling
technique
used
select
411
respondents
from
four
institutions.
The
United
States
Department
Agriculture
Adult
Household
Security
Survey
(HFSS)
Module
tool
collect
information
status.
Data
were
entered
with
Epi-data
version
3.0
software
then
exported
into
Stata/MP
16.0
analysis.
For
all
statistical
tests,
p-value
<
0.05
considered
significant.
Results
61.0
%.
Of
these,
40.4
%
had
very
low
security
20.2%
security.
Multiple
logistic
regression
showed
that
odds
significantly
higher
who
did
not
have
family
support
[AOR=2.56
(95%
CI:1.17
-
5.63),
p=
0.019]
as
compared
those
whose
fathers
farmers
employed
[AOR=2.71
CI:1.49
4.92),
0.001].
Conclusion
found
high
levels
Hohoe.
An
insight
this
at-risk
population
group
requires
further
investigation
action.
There
urgent
need
better
understand
severity
persistence
education
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 21
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Food
insecurity
is
a
detriment
to
the
health
and
academic
success
of
college
students
nationwide,
increasing
need
for
innovative
interventions.
This
cross-sectional
study
administered
an
online
survey
140
attending
Northeastern
public
university
understand
student
interest
in
student-sustained
grocery
program.
The
majority
(53.6%)
were
food
insecure
(FI),
measured
with
USDA
6-item
survey,
as
well
upperclassmen.
Results
identified
that
FI
may
be
most
interested
pickup
program
provides
them
cooking
classes,
snack
foods,
ingredients
2–6
meals
at
cost
between
$24.50
$26.90
per
week.
Foods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(16), P. 2508 - 2508
Published: Aug. 11, 2024
We
aimed
to
analyze
the
association
between
food
insecurity
(FI)
and
academic
performance
in
university
students,
including
mental
health
sleep
quality
(SQ),
an
model.
A
cross-sectional
design
included
students
(n
=
466,
72.5%
women)
from
Mexico.
applied
Latin
American
Caribbean
Food
Security
Scale,
Depression
Anxiety
Stress
Scale
(DASS-21),
Pittsburgh
Sleep
Quality
Index.
Students
self-reported
their
grading
(AG)
perceptions
about
performance.
Spearman’s
rho
multiple
logistic
regression
models
were
used.
Almost
half
(47%)
experienced
some
level
of
FI.
The
median
AG
was
95.
not
significantly
(p
>
0.05)
correlated
with
FI,
nor
depression,
anxiety,
stress,
SQ.
Considering
SQ,
moderate/severe
FI
remained
associated
perceived
overall
progress
college
(OR:
2.96;
95%CI:
1.49,
5.88)
attendance
classes
(OR:3.14;
1.19,
8.28)
as
poor
or
regular,
it
positively
related
perceiving
difficulties
completing
studies
(OR:2.75;
1.43,
5.29).
Stress,
depression
symptoms,
SQ
also
poor/regular
perception
These
findings
highlight
need
address
psychological
nutritional
factors
promote
well-being
success.
Advances in educational technologies and instructional design book series,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 435 - 498
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
For
the
past
three
decades,
food
pantries
have
been
an
intermittent
presence
on
college
campuses;
however,
in
decade
or
so,
they
become
more
present,
funded
by
universities,
local
banks,
and
occasional
grant.
many
colleges,
exist
with
very
soft
funds,
if
are
at
all.
Some
set
up
one-off
funds
thereafter
under
unfunded
mandate.
This
work
explores
state
of
institutions
higher
education
shares
a
real-world
case
pursuing
grant
funding
for
pantry.
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 18
Published: Oct. 31, 2024
Studies
show
that
university
students,
especially
food
insecure
were
often
negatively
affected
by
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
For
Germany,
no
data
covers
this
time
period,
differentiating
between
security
statuses.
We
conducted
a
cross-sectional
online
survey
(n
=
562)
November
and
December
2021
at
Justus
Liebig
University
Giessen,
using
validated
Food
Insecurity
Experience
Scale
to
assess
(in)security.
Our
results
affirm
changes
in
academic
performance,
health
eating
habits
during
pandemic,
with
participants
being
more
affected.
Preventive
measures
are
needed
mitigate
adverse
effects
of
crises,
targeting
all,
but
students.
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 13
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Food
insecurity
is
a
growing
concern
among
diverse
college
students.
This
study
examined
how
cooking
confidence,
behavior,
and
kitchen
infrastructure
differ
low-income,
first-generation
Multiple
linear
regression
was
used
to
assess
differences
in
access
by
food
security
status
students
at
three
campuses
from
Northern,
Central
Southern
California
(n
=
404).
Fifty-eight
percent
of
were
insecure.
insecure
reported
significantly
less
(p
<
.001)
behavior
.002).
Colleges
might
consider
addressing
resources
facilities
for
historically
underserved
