Examines the extent of domestic hunger and estimates the cost burden of food insecurity to the nation, including the costs of charity to help feed families, mental health and physical illnesses, and impaired educational outcomes and economic productivity.
Title: The Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger: Estimated Annual Burden to the United States
Publication date 2007-06-05
Publication Year 2007
Authors
Donald Shepard
, J. Larry Brown
, John Orwat
, Timothy Martin
Copyright holder(s)
Sodexo Foundation
Geographical Focus
North America / United States
Keywords
food insecurity
, economic cost
, insecurity
, cost
, food
Document type
Report/Whitepaper
Language
English
URL: https://ofg.crc.issuelab.org/resource/the-economic-cost-of-domestic-hunger-estimated-annual-burden-to-the-united-states.html
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