参与商品补充食品计划对罗德岛低收入老年人粮食不安全状况的影响。
Impact of Participation in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program on Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Elderly Rhode Islanders.
作者信息
Khan Faiz, Schiff Andrew, Mello Michael
机构信息
Candidate, Primary Care-Population Medicine program, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Providence, RI.
出版信息
R I Med J (2013). 2019 Mar 1;102(2):32-35.
BACKGROUND
Food insecurity continues to impact low-income elderly Americans. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federal food-box program targeted specifically to this population. However, the effectiveness of this program has not been well studied.
DESIGN
We conducted a cross-sectional survey evaluating the effects of CSFP participation on food insecurity status of elderly low-income Rhode Islanders. This study was conducted during June and July 2016.
PARTICIPANTS
A total of 93 responses was received. About 50% was from individuals receiving boxes at food pantries and 50% was from those receiving boxes at senior housing.
RESULTS
About 85% of the survey population was found to be food insecure prior to CSFP participation. Overall, CSFP participation was associated with a 20.7% decrease in food insecurity. Reduction of food insecurity was stronger among senior housing participants.
CONCLUSIONS
CSFP participation can help reduce food insecurity among elderly low-income Rhode Islanders. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2019-03.asp].
背景
粮食不安全问题持续影响着美国低收入老年人。商品补充食品计划（CSFP）是一项专门针对这一人群的联邦食品箱计划。然而，该计划的有效性尚未得到充分研究。
设计
我们进行了一项横断面调查，评估参与CSFP对罗德岛低收入老年人粮食不安全状况的影响。这项研究于2016年6月和7月进行。
参与者
共收到93份回复。约50%来自在食品储藏室领取食品箱的个人，50%来自在老年公寓领取食品箱的人。
结果
在参与CSFP之前，约85%的调查对象被发现存在粮食不安全问题。总体而言，参与CSFP与粮食不安全状况下降20.7%相关。老年公寓参与者中粮食不安全状况的改善更为明显。
结论
参与CSFP有助于减少罗德岛低收入老年人的粮食不安全问题。[全文可在http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2019-03.asp获取]
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