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4 wrz 2012 · Food insecurity—the condition assessed in the food security survey and represented in USDA food security reports—is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
Agriculture’s (USDA) food and nutrition assistance programs aim to increase food security by providing low-income households access to food for a healthful diet, as well as nutrition education.
The purpose of this report is to provide a SNAPshot of changes in food insecurity status during the onset and then peak of the pandemic across the Commonwealth in order to inform a systematic response by Virginia SNAP-Ed and DSS.
USDA Food Security Status Definitions. Low Food Security Very Low Food Security. Food access issues substantially reduce diet Food access issues leading to acute or chronic quality or variety, but do not impact quantity reductions in diet quantity for at least one household member.
Food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) plays a leading role in research on food security and food security measurement in U.S. households and communities.
Since 2011, Feeding America has produced Map the Meal Gap and provided estimates of local food insecurity and food costs to improve our understanding of people and places facing hunger and inform decisions that will help ensure equitable access to nutritious food for all.
The food insecurity rate in Virginia was 7.7% in 2020. Explore a map of hunger statistics in Virginia at the state and local level.
