Disability and Food Security Outcomes
This project was completed in august 2018 and these resources are no longer updated
Project Description
The association of food security with economic and health outcomes for persons with disabilities
2015-2018
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. Little is known about how food security might influence economic and health outcomes for persons with disabilities. Led by Dr. Debra Brucker, The Disability and Food Insecurity project focuses on the intersection of access to food and disability status.
Publications
- Brucker, D.L. (2018). Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation among working-age adults with disabilities who experience employment exits and entries. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 15(1): 51-61. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2018.1537870. Online October 30, 2018.
- Brucker, D.L. & Coleman-Jensen, A. (2017). Food insecurity across the adult lifespan for persons with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 28(2): 109-118. doi: 10.1177/1044207317710701.
- Featured in: OPEN MINDS weekly news wire, October 1, 2017.
- Brucker, D.L. (2017). The association of food insecurity with health outcomes for adults with disabilities. Disability & Health Journal, 10(2): 286-293. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.12.006. April 2017.
