"Free food on campus!": Using instructional technology to reduce university food waste and student food insecurity. Issue 7 (3rd October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Frank, Laura B.
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 70:Issue 7(2022)
• Page Start: 1959
• Page End: 1963
• Publication Date: 2022-10-03
• Subjects: College food insecurity -- food rescue -- food waste reduction -- hunger -- learning management system -- university students; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1846042
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

Abstract: 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.