TY - JOUR
T1 - Food Insecurity Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
T2 - A National Profile Using the Current Population Survey–Food Security Supplement
AU - Jernigan, Valarie Blue Bird
AU - Huyser, Kimberly R.
AU - Valdes, Jimmy
AU - Simonds, Vanessa Watts
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - Food insecurity increases the risk for obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer—conditions highly prevalent among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). Using the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement, we analyzed the food insecurity trends of AI/ANs compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the United States from 2000 to 2010. From 2000 to 2010, 25% of AI/ANs remained consistently food insecure and AI/ANs were twice as likely to be food insecure compared to whites. Urban AI/ANs were more likely to experience food insecurity than rural AI/ANs. Our findings highlight the need for national and tribal policies that expand food assistance programs; promote and support increased access to healthy foods and community food security, in both rural and urban areas; and reduce the burden of diet-related disparities on low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations.
AB - Food insecurity increases the risk for obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer—conditions highly prevalent among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). Using the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement, we analyzed the food insecurity trends of AI/ANs compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the United States from 2000 to 2010. From 2000 to 2010, 25% of AI/ANs remained consistently food insecure and AI/ANs were twice as likely to be food insecure compared to whites. Urban AI/ANs were more likely to experience food insecurity than rural AI/ANs. Our findings highlight the need for national and tribal policies that expand food assistance programs; promote and support increased access to healthy foods and community food security, in both rural and urban areas; and reduce the burden of diet-related disparities on low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations.
KW - Alaska native
KW - American Indian
KW - current population survey
KW - food environments
KW - food security
KW - obesity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84992365164&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19320248.2016.1227750
DO - 10.1080/19320248.2016.1227750
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84992365164
SN - 1932-0248
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
JF - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
IS - 1
ER -