Food Security In Idaho: Defining the Challenge, Mapping the Responses Priscilla Salant McClure Center for Public Policy Research University of Idaho October 28, 2014 Idaho Hunger Summit
16% Food Insecure 100,000 Children 150,000 Adults How big is Idaho’s challenge?
Approaches to Improving Food Security Nutrition Education Federal Programs Charities Market strategies Advocacy & Policy How are we currently responding?
Invest in the future by focusing on children, pregnant women, new mothers Encourage market-based approaches like Farm to School Invest in evidence-based strategies to improve nutrition literacy Collaborate; resources are too scarce to duplicate and compete What principles can guide us going forward?