What is food insecurity?
- Written by Caitlin Caspi, Professor of Public Health, University of Connecticut
U.S. reliance on food assistance is rising during the coronavirus pandemic as more people grapple with economic hardship.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAmong the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up at a food bank in San Antonio, Texas.
A jarring awareness of food insecurity in the...

