{"id":3889,"date":"2023-08-17T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3889"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:33:25","slug":"uncovering-the-true-extent-of-food-insecurity-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/uncovering-the-true-extent-of-food-insecurity-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovering the True Extent of Food Insecurity in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>Inside Higher Ed<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>August 2023<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Uncovering the True Extent of Food Insecurity in the U.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">How many people are food insecure in the United States? In today\u2019s Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week, Kayla de la Haye examines the data. De la Haye is an associate professor of population and public health sciences at the University of Southern California\u2019s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/podcasts\/academic-minute\/2023\/08\/17\/uncovering-true-extent-food-insecurity-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the full conversation on Inside Higher Ed<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Los_Angeles_California_USA_Shop_South_Olive_Street_-_2012_-_4845.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3890\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Los_Angeles_California_USA_Shop_South_Olive_Street_-_2012_-_4845.jpg 640w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Los_Angeles_California_USA_Shop_South_Olive_Street_-_2012_-_4845-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--4\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--orange\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=health-wellbeing\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Health &amp; 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In today\u2019s Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week, Kayla de la Haye examines the data. 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