Impacts of the First Year of COVID-19 on Food Security in the New York’s Capital Region

Authors

Beth J. Feingold, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Mariana M. Torres Arroyo, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Akiko S. Hosler, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Trevor Craft, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Hnin Wai Lwin Myo, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Christine T. Bozlak, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Xiaobo Xue Romeiko, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Natasha Pernicka, The Food Pantries For The Capital District
Peter Crasto-Donnelly, The Food Pantries For The Capital District
Amy Klein, Capital Roots
Stacy Pettigrew, RADIX Ecological Sustainability Center
Ben Atwood, RADIX Ecological Sustainability Center
Roni Neff, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Author ORCID Identifier

Beth J. Feingold:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6670-5845

Mariana M Torres Arroyo: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-0149

Document Type

Issue Brief

Publication Date

Fall 2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted people's lives and food systems in the United States and worldwide, resulting in impacts on different aspects of food security. To understand how this has affected households in New York’s Capital Region, we conducted two concurrent anonymous online surveys between October 2020 and February 2021. Combined, 1049 people responded to these surveys.

We report on respondents' food security experiences since the COVID-19 pandemic started in New York State (March 7, 2020) compared to the prior year. We further explore the differential impacts of the pandemic on food security experiences by race and ethnicity, household income, job disruptions, and households with and without children.

Recommended Citation

Feingold, Beth J.; Torres Arroyo, Mariana M.; Hosler, Akiko S.; Craft, Trevor; Myo, Hnin Wai Lwin; Bozlak, Christine T.; Romeiko, Xiaobo Xue; Pernicka, Natasha; Crasto-Donnelly, Peter; Klein, Amy; Pettigrew, Stacy; Atwood, Ben; and Neff, Roni, "Impacts of the First Year of COVID-19 on Food Security in the New York’s Capital Region" (2021). Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Scholarship. 5.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/ehs_fac_scholar/5