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7 Applicability of Food Insecurity Outcomes for Assessment of Program Performance
Pages 108-112

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... is the agency responsible for the major food assistance programs, including the Food Stamp Program, 108
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... The panel was asked to comment on the applicability of these data for this purpose. The mission of FNS is "to increase food security and reduce hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and lowincome people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence." Legislative language authorizing the Food Stamp Program in the 1977 Food Stamp Act explicitly mentions the alleviation of hunger as a program goal.
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From page 110...
... used the food security data collected in 2002 and 2003 to estimate the effect of Food Stamp Program participation on food security. They used CPS Food Security Supplement data for December 2001 and December 2002 to determine the change in food insecurity with hunger status for food stamp participants who were in the survey both in December 2001 and in December 2002.
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From page 111...
... For example, to assess the effectiveness of the Food Stamp Program, FNS each year would have to analyze trends in the prevalence of food insecurity and hunger among the poor, taking account also of changes in income, food prices and scarcities, and other relevant matters that might affect that trend. The staff of FNS has
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From page 112...
... The panel concludes that relying on trends in prevalence estimates of food insecurity as a sole indicator of program result is inappropriate. To assess programmatic results, better understanding is needed of the transitions into and out of poverty made by low-income households and the kind of unexpected changes that frequently bring about alterations -- for good or bad -- in households participating in food assistance programs.
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  • food stamp
  • food insecurity
  • program participation
  • food security
  • received food


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