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MU research team releases first Missouri Hunger Atlas
Date:2/22/2008

COLUMBIA, Mo. More than $1.1 billion a year is spent on public programs in Missouri, yet a new University of Missouri study reports the state has a rising number of people worried about having sufficient amounts of food and coping with hunger. The MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security has released a new tool in the fight against hunger. The first Missouri Hunger Atlas details the distribution of hunger in the state and the success of programs trying to meet food insecurity and hunger needs.

This is a pioneering study because, for the first time, we have charted hunger in every Missouri county and St. Louis City, said Matt Foulkes, co-author and assistant professor of geography in the MU College of Arts and Science. With the help of state agencies, the atlas documents 16 different measures of need and 12 different measures of program success in reaching people eligible for services.

The Atlas details which counties have the highest and lowest percentages of need and which counties are doing the best job of meeting those needs. Researchers said they were pleased to find the areas of highest need often scored very high in addressing those needs.

The areas of highest need, such as southeast and south central Missouri were also high performers in meeting hunger needs, said Sandy Rikoon, co-author and director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security. On the other hand, suburban and higher income areas had a comparatively lower percentage of need, but those areas often have larger populations and were typically lower performers in addressing those needs.

According to the team, poverty is the No. 1 predictor of food insecurity, which is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as access by all people at all time to enough food for an active, healthy life.

Its not just hunger that concerns the team, said Nikki Raedeke, co-author and assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences i
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Contact: Jennifer Faddis
Faddisj@missouri.edu
573-882-6217
University of Missouri-Columbia
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