Chapter 2: Getting to 2020: Goals and Indicators

Goal 15: All Vermonters will have access to fresh, nutritionally balanced food that they can afford.
In a country as wealthy, powerful, and agriculturally productive as the United States, it is inconceivable that people suffer through food insecurity (defined by USDA as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways) or very low food security (defined by USDA as times during the year where eating patterns of one or more household members were disrupted and food intake reduced because the household lacked money and other resources for food). The effects of hunger and food insecurity impact the health, lifelong success, and well-being of people. Goal 15 aims to mitigate food insecurity in Vermont by improving access to healthy, affordable food for all Vermonters.
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Population Indicators
-Show Population Indicators Navigation- Household Food Insecurity in the United States Decreased from 2011 to 2015
- Very Low Household Food Security in the United States Decreased from 2011 to 2015
- Food Insecurity in Vermont and New England is Up Since Great Recession but has Decreased Recently (1999-2015)
- U.S. Food Insecurity Varies by Race and Female Head of Household but has Decreased from Great Recession (2003-2015)
- Top 25 Food Expenditures by SNAP and Non-SNAP Households (2011)
- Top 25 Food Expenditures by Commodity by SNAP and Non-SNAP Households (2011)
- Top 25 Food Expenditures by Subcommodity by SNAP and Non-SNAP Households (2011)
- Average Monthly SNAP Benefit Per Person Decreased While the Percent of Population Participating in SNAP Increased from 2009 to 2014
- New England National School Lunch Program Participation Decreased from 2009 to 2013 but it is not Clear Why
- New England SNAP Participation Increased Since 2009 but Dropped for Several States, Including Vermont, in 2014
- Food Rescue from Vermont Sources Increased from 2011 to 2016
- U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Race (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Race (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Race (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Hispanic Origin (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Hispanic Origin (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Hispanic Origin (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Income (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Income (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Income (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Region (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Region (2003-2013)
- U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Region (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: Household Food Insecurity in the United States Decreased from 2011 to 2015
Population Indicators: Very Low Household Food Security in the United States Decreased from 2011 to 2015
Population Indicators: Food Insecurity in Vermont and New England is Up Since Great Recession but has Decreased Recently (1999-2015)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Insecurity Varies by Race and Female Head of Household but has Decreased from Great Recession (2003-2015)
Population Indicators: Top 25 Food Expenditures by SNAP and Non-SNAP Households (2011)
Population Indicators: Top 25 Food Expenditures by Commodity by SNAP and Non-SNAP Households (2011)
Population Indicators: Top 25 Food Expenditures by Subcommodity by SNAP and Non-SNAP Households (2011)
Population Indicators: Average Monthly SNAP Benefit Per Person Decreased While the Percent of Population Participating in SNAP Increased from 2009 to 2014
Population Indicators: New England National School Lunch Program Participation Decreased from 2009 to 2013 but it is not Clear Why
Population Indicators: New England SNAP Participation Increased Since 2009 but Dropped for Several States, Including Vermont, in 2014
Population Indicators: Food Rescue from Vermont Sources Increased from 2011 to 2016
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Race (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Race (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Race (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Hispanic Origin (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Hispanic Origin (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Hispanic Origin (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Income (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Income (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Income (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures as Percentage of Total Expenditures are Correlated with Region (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures are Correlated with Region (2003-2013)
Population Indicators: U.S. Food Expenditures for Home Consumption are Correlated with Region (2003-2013)
Performance Measurement: To decrease number of food insecure Vermonters and increase access to healthy, affordable food for all Vermonters. -Show Performance Measurements
Performance Measurements | Lead Organizations |
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Last Updated: September 19, 2016 Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Coupon Program View Details » |
Green Mountain Farm-to-School, Food Access (Cross-Cutting Team) |
Additional Indicators -Show Additional Indicators & Performance Measurements
Categories | Data Source |
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SNAP Participation | USDA-ERS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Data System |
Access and Proximity to Grocery Store | USDA-ERS Food Environment Atlas |
Number of Community Gardens | Vermont Community Gardens Network |
Food Insecurity Rates (county) | Feeding America: Map the Meal Gap |