000007512 001__ 7512 000007512 005__ 20231215152028.0 000007512 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/5q47rp29w 000007512 037__ $$aETD 000007512 245__ $$aEmpty bellies in fields of plenty: a review of the U.S. federal food and nutrition programs and rural food insecurity 000007512 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000007512 269__ $$a2019 000007512 336__ $$aThesis 000007512 502__ $$bM.S. 000007512 502__ $$gFood Systems & Society 000007512 520__ $$aFood insecurity exists across the entirety of the United States population but higher rates of insecurity are seen in rural areas as compared to urban households. This research looks to understand current federal initiatives used to address food insecurity and how those initiatives address rural food insecurity specifically. Food insecurity affects an individual's ability to function in normal activities and may be one of the more outwardly visible signs that the household is facing the struggles of poverty. Rural households experiencing food insecurity at higher rates, compared to their urban counterparts, is a significant cause for concern that these households have additional barriers to achieving food security. This research focuses on answering the question how do federal food and nutrition programs address rural food insecurity? By using a framework of food security and conducting a content analysis on the federal food and nutrition programs and a thematic analysis of academic literature focused on rural food insecurity it is possible to see what can be done to better address the struggles of rural households. Adjusting existing programming to limit the need for personal transportation by rural households to access food is one major improvement that could be made to improve rural household's food security. The USDA food and nutrition programs have limitations to addressing the specific barriers of rural food insecurity, and by making existing programs more widely available to those who would benefit most from them there is greater opportunity for these barriers to be addressed. 000007512 650__ $$aUnited States Department of Agriculture$$029499 000007512 650__ $$aRural Health$$025632 000007512 650__ $$aNutritional Status$$023105 000007512 650__ $$aFood Insecurity$$013447 000007512 650__ $$aFood Supply$$019187 000007512 650__ $$aPoverty$$024482 000007512 650__ $$aHealth Status Indicators$$019912 000007512 651__ $$aUnited States$$041167 000007512 6531_ $$arural populations 000007512 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000007512 692__ $$aGraduate Programs in Human Nutrition 000007512 7001_ $$aMcMahon, Erin 000007512 8564_ $$975a44e59-5ff2-495c-9ec3-92cdea304800$$s1254835$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7512/files/mcmahon.erin.2019.pdf 000007512 905__ $$a/rest/prod/5q/47/rp/29/5q47rp29w 000007512 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7512$$pstudent-work 000007512 980__ $$aFood Systems & Society