Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit
Barbara Cohen. ERS Contacts: Margaret Andrews and Linda Scott Kantor
E-FAN No. (02-013) 166 pp,
July 2002
This report provides a toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security. It includes a general guide to community assessment and focused materials for examining six basic assessment components related to community food security. These include guides for profiling general community characteristics and community food resources as well as materials for assessing household food security, food resource accessibility, food availability and affordability, and community food production resources. Data collection tools include secondary data sources, focus group guides, and a food store survey instrument. The toolkit was developed through a collaborative process that was initiated at the community Food Security Assessment Conference sponsored by ERS in June 1999. It is designed for use by community-based nonprofit organizations and business groups, local government officials, private citizens, and community planners.
Keywords: community food security, community assessment, hunger, food assistance programs, emergency food providers, food store access, food affordability, Thrifty Food Plan, community-supported agriculture
In this report ... Chapters are
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Abstract, Acknowledgments, Contents, 196 kb
- Introduction, 201 kb
- Overview of the Assessment Process: Steps for Getting Started , 162 kb
- Data Collection and Analysis Guide: Deciding What Data To Collect, 236 kb
- Profile of Community Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics, 150 kb
- Profile of Community Food Resources, 134 kb
- Assessment of Household Food Security, 153 kb
- Assessment of Food Resource Accessibility, 178 kb
- Assessment of Food Availability and Affordability, 176 kb
- Assessment of Community Food Production Resources, 149 kb
- Glossary, References, and Bibliography, 179 kb
- Appendix A: Data Tables and Tips for Developing Them, 208 kb
- Appendix B: Focus Group Guides and Materials, 275 kb
- Appendix C: Food Store Survey Instrument and Materials, 206 kb
- Entire Report, 818 kb
Updated date: July 1, 2002
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