New study highlights role of ‘social capital’ in contributing to food security of Somali-American households
October 11, 2023
A new study coauthored by CFANS researchers, published in Food Policy, analyzes food security among a relatively new U.S. immigrant group — Somali Americans.
Despite the U.S.’s perceived wealth and abundance, food security remains a public health challenge for millions of Americans. In 2021, 13.5 million U.S. households were food insecure — meaning they did not have access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life — and rates of household food insecurity were especially high among single-parent households, Black and Hispanic households and low-income households. A new study coauthored by University of Minnesota CFANS and School of Public Health (SPH) researchers, published in Food Policy, analyzes food security among a relatively new U.S. immigrant group — Somali Americans.
Hikaru Peterson from the UMN Department of Applied Economics co-authored the study with Harshada Karnik ('19 MS, '21 PhD applied economics) from the UMN School of Public Health.
