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Community Profiles
Policy Briefs from Iowa State University
- Latino Immigrants: Food and Housing Insecurity
- How Iowa Fares: Food Insecurity in Iowa and the United States - Iowa Food Security, Insecurity, and Hunger
- Rural Food Access Patterns: Elderly Open-Country and In-Town Residents
- No More Food Stamps: Iowa Households that Left the Food Stamp Program
- Emergency Food Resources: Meeting Food Needs of Iowa Households
Technical Reports
From ISU Extension Sociology:
- Housing, Food, and Community - June 2005 (pdf)
- Food in My Community: A Case Study of Floyd County - Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Food in My Community: A Case Study of Palo Alto County - Fall 2004 (pdf)
- Food In My Community: A Case Study of Monroe County - Spring 2004 (pdf)
- Food In My Community: A Case Study of Decatur County - Spring 2004 (pdf)
- Iowa Rural Life Survey 2003 Summary Report - January 2004 (pdf)
- Food in My Community: A Case Study of a Des Moines Neighborhood - Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Food in My Community: A Case Study of a Davenport Neighborhood - Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Shared Leadership - July 2003 (pdf)
- Housing, Health, and Community - April 2003 (pdf)
- Iowa Community Food Assessment Report - October 2002 (pdf)
From ISU reserach teams:
From Drake Agricultural Law Center:
- 2003 "Hunger in Iowa" report (pdf) by Susan Roberts, MS, RD LD
- 2002 "Hunger in Iowa" report by Susan Roberts MS, RD LD - MS Word or pdf
Nutrition education programs
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Family Nutrition Program - in-depth nutrition education programs serving limited income families offered by Iowa State University Extension
- Iowa Nutrition Network
Other resources
- "Are Iowa Families Meeting Their Food Needs?" - 2008 Food Pantry Survey Results -- ppt file or pdf
- Listing of Iowa Food Banks
- 2003 Iowa WIC Food Security Survey (pdf)
- Iowa Food Stamp Leavers Study
- The Experiences and Views of Iowa Farmers' Market Vendors: Summary of Research Findings (April 2001)
- Report: Observations and Concerns of Iowa Farmers' Market Managers: Summary of Research Findings (April 2001)
- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) - provides unbiased analysis and information on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural America.
- "Food for
All? The Status of Hunger in Iowa" Video
- Video/DVD order form (pdf)
- Educational materials for use with the video (pdf) - A 24-page publication of food insecurity background information and accompanying activities to use with the vide
- Iowa Food Insecurity website bookmark can be ordered from ISU Extension's Online Store.
- U.S. map with state level data on nutrition and food security