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Food Insecurity

Food Insecurity

RAND's research on food insecurity examines the causes, prevalence, and consequences of limited access to sufficient and nutritious food among various populations. Studies inform policies and interventions by evaluating programs, economic factors, and social determinants that affect food security, aiming to reduce hunger and improve health outcomes.

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Aug 5, 2026

Public Benefits Are a Hidden Engine of College Completion

It's often short-run financial constraints—not enough money to cover rent or food while also paying for school—that keep young adults out of the classroom. Public benefits relieve enough pressure to make enrollment possible. Once enrolled, benefits also help students stay.
Research

Jun 11, 2026

Levers for Increasing College Student Access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Evidence from Colorado

In this report, the authors aim to provide federal, state, and local decisionmakers with evidence on four different options for expanding college student participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Research Summary

Jun 11, 2026

What States Can Do to Boost College Student Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Evidence from Colorado

This brief describes two options that states can pursue to expand college student participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Colorado data offer evidence on how these two actions might increase college student participation.
Research Summary

Jun 11, 2026

What Colleges Can Do to Boost Student Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Lessons from Colorado

This research brief provides an overview of how Colorado public postsecondary institutions have scaled application and case management support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the implications for student participation.
Research Summary

Jun 11, 2026

College Students and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Colorado: Key Findings for State Agencies, Colleges, and Counties

This brief presents four key findings on Colorado college student participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the barriers that college students face to participation.
Research

Feb 16, 2026

Associations Between Historical Redlining and BMI: Potential Indirect Pathways Through Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Environment Factors and Their Associated Lifestyle Behaviors in CARDIA

We used data from the 1985-86 CARDIA study to test whether retrospective cohort associations between redlining and BMI were mediated by paths from census-derived social and economic neighborhood factors.
Research

Oct 15, 2025

Evaluating Los Angeles County's SNAP-Ed Program: A Multi-Method Assessment

This multi-method evaluation of SNAP-Ed programs in L.A. County provides insights into both the associations between program participation and dietary behaviors and the implementation factors that influence program delivery.
Research

Sep 17, 2025

Factors Associated With Stigma and Depression Among People Living With HIV and Food Insecurity in the Dominican Republic

Targeting inequities related to gender, nationality and/or ethnicity, and HIV disease progression may mitigate internalized HIV stigma, and addressing the correlates of HIV stigmas and depression may improve HIV outcomes.
Research Summary

Jun 30, 2025

Guidance for Research on College Student Support Interventions: Lessons Learned from a Study of Single Stop

This research brief provides guidance to researchers on opportunities to strengthen the implementation and take-up of college student support interventions based on findings from a study of Single Stop across ten U.S. colleges.
Research

Jun 2, 2025

Promising Approaches to Student Basic Needs Support: Evidence from Leading Colleges and the Literature

Drawing on a literature review, feedback from subject-matter experts, and interviews, the authors identify promising approaches to student basic needs support and provide guidance for community colleges on implementing those approaches.
Research

Jun 2, 2025

Addressing College Student Food Insecurity in Colorado: Student Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and College Practices

The authors of this report examine college students’ rates of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Colorado and describe college efforts to provide SNAP outreach and application support.
Research Summary

Jun 2, 2025

Lessons for Colleges on Delivering Basic Needs Support: Findings from a Study of Single Stop

The authors of this brief summarize lessons learned from the implementation of Single Stop, a student basic needs program. The authors then leverage the study lessons to provide guidance to college practitioners on the delivery of basic needs support.

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