Missouri Hunger Atlas

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Missouri Hunger Atlas

• Nikki Raedeke, PhD, RD, LD
• and
• Sandy Rikoon, PhD

MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security,
May 6, 2009
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Change in Percent Food Insecure and Food Insecure
with Hunger in Missouri, 1996-2007 Economic
Research Service/USDA
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Rationale for the Atlas

• USDA data for Missouri only
• No Census of Hunger
• No Department of Hunger

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May 6, 2009
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Data Collection

• Food Programs
• MO Dept of Health and Senior Services
• MO Dept of Social Services
• MO Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Regional Food Banks of Missouri
• Modeling and creation of measures

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May 6, 2009
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Missouri Hunger Atlas

• Goals are to compile and present
• 16 measures of food insecurity/hunger Need
• 12 measures of food insecurity/hunger
  Performance (how are counties doing in meeting
  the need)
• County trends and rankings of need and
  performance
• State patterns of need and performance
• Useful tool for citizens, agencies, communities
  and policymakers interested in understanding and
  addressing food insecurity and hunger in Missouri

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May 6, 2009
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Components of the Atlas

• Background information
• State maps
• County pages
• Discussion
• Appendix with county ranks, composite scores,
  state ranks

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The Missouri Hunger Atlas can be found
atwww.missourifamilies.org/mohungeratlas
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May 6, 2009
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Missouri Hunger Atlas Sample County Page
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Determining NEED
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Need-Overall Ranking
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County Rank is from 1 highest need to 115
lowest need
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Overall Need by OMB Areas
Missouri Hunger Atlas
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Determining PERFORMANCE
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Performance-Overall Ranking
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County Rank is from 1 highest
performance to 115 lowest performance
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Overall performance by OMB areas
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High Need
High Performance
Low Performance
Low Need
County Rank is from 1 highest performance to 115
lowest performance
County Rank is from 1 highest need to 115
lowest need
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Concluding Remarks

• Cost of food insecurity and hunger well above
  the 1.1 billion dollars documented in this atlas
• Targeting resources and new strategies to low
  performing counties
• Couple food assistance with health and nutrition

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For More Information

• Nikki Raedeke, PhD, RD, LD
• 106 McKee
• University of Missouri
• Columbia, MO 65211
• [phone]
• RaedekeM_at_missouri.edu

MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security,
May 6, 2009