DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a three-year, $100,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.)’s Economic Research Service.
“While most people in the U.S. have adequate access to food, some persons experience food insecurity, lacking the money and resources to acquire the food necessary for active, healthy living,” explains Dr. Debra Brucker, the project’s Principal Investigator. “Little is known about how food security might influence economic and health outcomes for persons with disabilities.”
Using data from the National Health Interview Survey and the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, the project will examine the association of economic and health outcomes with food security for persons with disabilities over time, controlling for individual characteristics and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Results will be shared in peer-reviewed journal articles and in U.S.D.A. publications.
This project builds off of another U.S.D.A.-funded project that is led by Dr. Brucker. The project examines food security among young adults with disabilities. You can learn more about both projects on the IOD website.
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire was established in 1987 to provide a university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of persons with disabilities and their families. Its mission is to promote full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all persons by strengthening communities and advancing policy and systems change, promising practices, education, and research.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.
