Senior Hunger: The Importance Of Quality Assessment Tools In Determining Need

Keywords

food; gerontology; health; nonprofits; qualitative

Abstract

Food insecurity is not a new phenomenon experienced by seniors living in the United States. In a recent report by Feeding America, approximately 4.8 million Americans over the age of 60 are food insecure. The findings from this study call for major policy and funding implications. Through semistructured, face-to-face interviews, this study found how the assessment tools determining the relative need for these seniors underestimate the scope of their experiences relating to food insecurity. The assessment tool used by this particular program is based on federally recommended questions. These same questions are used by agencies across the nation that receive federal funding. This is problematic as this study shows that the current assessment tool does not properly capture some of the barriers many older Americans are facing in trying to obtain food.

Publication Date

3-1-2016

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Social Science

Volume

10

Issue

1

Number of Pages

8-21

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1936724414561258

Socpus ID

84957805226 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84957805226

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