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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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"Free Food on Campus!": Using Instructional Technology to Reduce University Food Waste and Student Food Insecurity
Frank, Laura B.
Journal of American College Health, v70 n7 p1959-1963 2022
Objectives: As food insecurity among college students in the United States continues to rise, large quantities of food are wasted on college campuses. This paper presents a simple, low-cost approach to address both issues, using an electronic learning management system to connect college students with good quality excess food. Participants: Students at a small East Coast urban university. Methods: Using the MAP-IT framework, a university-wide food rescue system was developed to alert students to obtain food. Results: During the first twelve months of implementation, 451 students enrolled to receive announcements. 78% of students reported satisfaction with the food obtained. Conclusions: This program was successful in providing students with access to desirable food that would otherwise have been wasted.
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, College Students, Learning Management Systems, Urban Schools, Universities, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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