Prevalence of food insecurity among students attending four Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Abstract
Objective: This study examined the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among students attending
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern United States.
Participants: Students attending four HBCUs (N = 351) completed an anonymous Web-based survey. Methods: Food insecurity was assessed using the 2-item Hunger Vital Sign Tool. Summary statistics
were used to quantify FI experiences. Logistic regression was conducted to determine
if student demographic characteristics were significantly associated with FI outcomes.
Results: Nearly 3 in 4 students (72.9%) reported some level of FI in the past year. Students
representing all levels of postsecondary education reported FI. Meal plan participation
did not prevent FI. Conclusions: Students attending HBCUs experience FI at levels that exceed estimates reported among
students attending predominantly White institutions. More work is needed to understand
the lived experience of food-insecure HBCU students as a means to ensure institution-level
food policies support student academic success and wellbeing.
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Journal articleSubject
College student nutritionHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Hunger Vital Sign
screening
student food insecurity
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/22520Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1080/07448481.2021.1877144Publication Info
(2021). Prevalence of food insecurity among students attending four Historically Black Colleges
and Universities. Journal of American college health : J of ACH. pp. 1-7. 10.1080/07448481.2021.1877144. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/22520.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Hayden Barry Bosworth
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Dr. Bosworth is a health services researcher and Deputy Director of the Center of
Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) at the Durham
VA Medical Center. He is also Vice Chair of Education and Professor of Population
Health Sciences. He is also a Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Nursing at Duke
University Medical Center and Adjunct Professor in Health Policy and Administration
at the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Cha
Naomi Nichele Duke
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Naomi Nichele Duke, MD, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and
Sociology, and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Adolescent
Medicine. Working at the intersection of medicine, sociology, and public health, Dr.
Duke brings a unique perspective to address social drivers in maternal and child health
and adult chronic disease onset. Her work focuses on advancing knowledge and advocacy
efforts around the relevance of childhood social context for later dispariti
Asheley Cockrell Skinner
Professor in Population Health Sciences
Areas of expertise: Implementation Science, Health Services Research, Child Obesity,
Pediatric Population Health, Opioids
Asheley Cockrell Skinner, PhD, is a health services researcher whose work addresses
a variety of population health issues, particularly implementation of programs to
improve the health of vulnerable populations. She is currently a Professor in Population
Health Sciences at Duke University. She received her PhD in 2007 in Health Policy
and Administration at the
Mary T Story
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Helene Vilme
Medical Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
Dr. Vilme is a social scientist with training in public health, specializing in health
promotion and health education. She has expertise in community-based participatory research,
qualitative and quantitative research methods, and program evaluation. Her research
focuses on how the food environment influences diet and weight among college students;
the interplay of food security and neighborhood effects on diet; and neighborhood
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