ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2024
Food Insecurity Among Aging SNAP Participants and Eligible Nonparticipants in Two Predominantly Low-Income Black Neighborhoods: Implications for SNAP Enrollment and Outreach for Older Adults.
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- Perspectives on COVID-19-related relief measures and experience of food insecurity among low-wage worker families in two US cities.Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition · 2026Article
- Changes in Food Insecurity Among US Adults With Low Income During the COVID-19 Pandemic.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- A socioeconomic disadvantage index for informing policy, systems, and environmental change interventions for senior nutrition programs.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Food insecurity impacts diet quality and adherence to the gluten-free diet in youth with celiac disease.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2024Article
- Food Security: An Unmet Need in Outpatient Burn Care.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a critical role in alleviating poverty and food insecurity. Despite these benefits, many older Americans who are eligible for SNAP do not participate in the program. Few studies have explored household factors and food insecurity outcomes associated with nonparticipation among older Black Americans.
objectivesThe study aim was to explore changes in food insecurity and related financial hardship outcomes between 2020 and 2021 among SNAP participants, eligible nonparticipants, and ineligible nonparticipants; compare reasons for not participating in SNAP; and to compare household factors associated with SNAP nonparticipation.
methodsLongitudinal design examining data from 2020 and 2021 to assess changes in food insecurity over the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. PARTICIPANTS/
settingParticipants were 528 adults (aged 30 to 97 years) in households randomly selected from a listing of all residential addresses in two predominantly Black neighborhoods with lower incomes in Pittsburgh, PA, and surveyed between March to May 2020 and May to December 2021.
main outcome measuresFood security was measured using the validated 6-item US Department of Agriculture Adult Food Security Survey Module. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Findings are based on a descriptive analysis of food security and related indicators. Statistical testing was performed to assess differences between SNAP participation status and individual characteristics, food security, and financial hardship using Wald F test for continuous measures and Pearson χ
resultsIn cross-sectional analyses of 2021 data, no differences were observed between SNAP participants and eligible nonparticipants for food insecurity, food bank use, mean weekly food spending per person, and difficulty paying for basics. However, with respect to changes in food insecurity over the course of the pandemic, SNAP participants experienced a greater improvement in mean food security scores between 2020 and 2021 (-0.52 reduction in mean food insecurity score or a 16% improvement in food security; P ≤ 0.05) relative to SNAP-eligible nonparticipants. Perceived ineligibility (71.3%) and perceived lack of need (23%) were the most common reasons for not participating in SNAP.
conclusionsMore than one-third of SNAP participants and eligible nonparticipants experienced food insecurity and financial hardship. However, there were differences in the changes in food insecurity between these groups.
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