Research

Guide to recent studies on hunger and poverty

Childhood Hunger

Childhood Hunger: A Public Health Concern

Oregon Childhood Hunger Initiative Health Provider Survey Report
May, 2008

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Health Consequences of Food Insecurity and Hunger

Donna Ching, registered nurse and pediatric nurse practitioner
April, 2007

http://oregonfoodbank.org/research_and_action/HealthConsequencesofHunger.html

Workshop: The Medical and Social Impacts of Childhood Hunger
Oregon Food Bank
Children First for Oregon
Providence Health System
Oregon Health & Science University
November 2004

Hunger studies - Oregon

Profiles of Poverty and Hunger in Oregon 2006
Steve Randolph and Michael Leachman
Oregon Food Bank
October 2006
www.oregonfoodbank.org
http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/research_and_action/who_is_hungry/index.html

Food Insecurity and Hunger in Oregon: A New Look
Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
Rural Studies Program
Oregon State University
Mark Edwards and Bruce Weber
November 2003
http://arec.oregonstate.edu/ruralstudies/hunger.pdf

Workshop: The Future of Food in Oregon

Ken Meter, economist and CEO of Crossroads Community Center

April, 2008

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The Causes and Costs of Domestic Hunger
Dr. J Larry Brown
November 2004
http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/research_and_action/Dr.LarryBrown.html

Hunger in Oregon 2001
Michael Leachman
Oregon Center for Public Policy
November 2002
www.ocpp.org
http://www.ocpp.org/2001/01hunger.htm

Hunger and food security of low-income households in Oregon
Community Planning Workshop
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management
University of Oregon
Adam Alabarca
September 2000
http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/research_and_action/documents/CPWFoodSecurityReport.pdf

Hunger studies - National

Household Food Security in the United States, 2002
Mark Nord, Margaret Andrews and Steven Carlson
USDA
October 2003
http://ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr35

The Paradox of Hunger and Obesity in America
Center on Hunger and Poverty
Heller School for Social Policy & Management
Brandeis University
July 2003
www.centeronhunger.org
http://www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/hungerandobesity.pdf

Explaining Variations in State Hunger Rates
Focus on hunger in Oregon and Washington
John Tapogna and Allison Suter
ECONorthwest
June, 2003
www.econw.com
http://www.econw.com/pdf/hunger_study.pdf

Hunger and Food Insecurity Among the Elderly
Center on Hunger and Poverty
Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
February 2003
www.centeronhunger.org
http://www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/Elderly.pdf

Prevalence of Household-level Food Insecurity and Hunger by State, 1999-2001
Mark Nord
USDA
November 2002
http://ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr29

Hunger and Food Insecurity in the Fifty States: 1998-2000
Food Security Institute
Center on Hunger and Poverty
Heller School for Social Policy & Management
Brandeis University
August 2002
www.centeronhunger.org
http://www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/statedata98-00.pdf

Consequences of Hunger and Food Insecurity for Children:
Evidence from Recent Scientific Studies
Center on Hunger and Poverty
Heller School for Social Policy & Managerment
Brandeis University
June 2002
www.centeronhunger.org
http://www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/ConsequencesofHunger.pdf

Poverty studies

2003 Data Book
The Status of Oregon's Children: Family Financial Stability
Children First for Oregon
December 2003
http://www.cffo.org

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Growth of Credit Card Debt in the '90's
Tamara Draut and Javier Silva
Demos
September 2003
http://www.demos-usa.org/pubs/borrowing_to_make_ends_meet.pdf

The High Cost of Being Poor:
Another Perspective on Helping Low-Income Families Get By and Get Ahead
Annie E. Casey Foundation
June 2003
www.kidscount.org
http://www.aecf.org/publications/data/2003%20essay%20book.pdf

Falling Behind: The Economic Security of Northwest Families Since 1990
Northwest Environment Watch
June 2003
www.northwestwatch.org
http://www.northwestwatch.org/press/econ_security.pdf

The Asset Index:
Assessing the Progress of States in Promoting Economic Security and Opportunity
Larry W. Beeferman
The Heller School of Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
September 2002
http://www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/ASSETINDEX.pdf

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