Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
Community Partner(s): Vernon and Windsor Connecticut School Districts; National and Local AFT-CIO, National Education Association; Additional unions in New England.
Demographics: working adults
School or College: School of Medicine
Campus Affiliation: UConn Health
Vernon, Windsor
Program Description
The study proposed in this program will examine a severe limitation of the literature, the impact of food insecurity as it unfolds over the month. It will demonstrate that as household food insecurity increases, dietary quality, emotional eating, binge eating, and mental distress worsen, and diabetes markers deteriorate. Findings can also have significant intervention and policy implications, such as behavioral interventions, which might include support for emotional distress, implementing food resource management education, and modifying the amount and timing of disbursement of monthly SNAP benefits.
worker; workplace; occupational health; unions; well-being; mental health; educators; healthcare