Hunger and Food Assistance Policy in the United States

by Regina Galer-Unti

Overview

Originally published in 1995. This study collects and analyses the results of hunger studies carried out in the United States during the 1980s, whether national, state or local. It also reviews the history and development of food assistance programs and policy. This is an unusual and fascinating study of public health policy which employs meta-analysis to investigate the sociodemographic factors affecting those seeking food assistance and draws recommendations for future studies and to feed into policy decisions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000124262
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/22/2019
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Food Supply and Policy , #6
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Regina Galer-Unti

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Method and Procedure 4. Results and Discussion 5. Evaluation of the Methodology 6. Policy Implications 7. Conclusions. Appendix: Hunger Surveys