What do we lose as USDA US household food security reporting ends?
On November, 20, 2025, Duke's World Food Policy Center hosted an in-depth webinar on a major policy shift by the US Department of Agriculture: the discontinuation of the US Household Food Security report. For nearly 30 years, this report has been crucial in measuring food insecurity among US households. This session features industry experts Emily Englehard from Feeding America, Lauren Fiechtner from Mass General Brigham for Children, and Parke Wilde from Tufts University. They discuss the implications of this change, alternative data sources, and the future of food security measurement in America. Learn how this shift impacts data-driven decision-making in policy, research, and community practices, and what steps can be taken to ensure continuity in understanding food insecurity.
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Cultivating an ethos of “everyday convergence”: insights from the Multiscale RECIPES Network for food waste reduction
Amanda Wood, Jack Daly, Jourdan Foulger, Rujia Xie, Norbert L.W. Wilson. Cultivating an ethos of “everyday convergence”: insights from Multiscale RECIPES Network for food waste reduction. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (2025) 12:1658. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05905-6
Changes in energy content of menu items at out-of-home food outlets in England after calorie labelling policy implementation: a pre–post analysis (2021–2022)
Essman M, Burgoine T, Huang Y, Jones A, Polden M, Robinson E, et al. Changes in energy content of menu items at out-of-home food outlets in England after calorie labelling policy implementation: a pre–post analysis (2021–2022). BMJ Public Health. 2025;3:e001905. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001905
Global Food Demand: Overcoming Challenges to Healthy and Sustainable Diets
Andrew Muhammad, Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Norbert L.W. Wilson. Global Food Demand: Overcoming Challenges to Healthy and Sustainable Diets. Annual Reviews of Resource Economics. Vol. 17. June 10, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-112923-040421
Food security dynamics and health: the association Between chronic food insecurity, psychological distress, and self-rated health in the United States
Noah Gibson. Food security dynamics and health: the association Between chronic food insecurity, psychological distress, and self-rated health in the United States. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 24 Jun 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2025.2536232
Control Over Food and Autonomy in Life: A Qualitative Study With Low-Income Consumers
Folta SC, Wilson N, Wensman J, Zoubek S, Fryling H, Wilde P. Control Over Food and Autonomy in Life: A Qualitative Study With Low-Income Consumers. Health Education & Behavior. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/10901981251358186
Food System Researchers Across Duke
Food systems research is deeply intersectional, and faculty across Duke's schools and departments are tackling critical issues through their work. We highlight some of that work here.
