Otten, Spiker, Dai, and Colleagues Release New Food Assistance and Insecurity Data

Posted: 2/21/2025 ()

CSDE Affiliates Jen Otten (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) and Marie Spiker (Epidemiology) along with Trainee Jane Dai (Health Services) and the WAFOOD team released the 5th wave of the Washington State Food Security Surveys (WAFOOD) series. A research brief, published on February 13 and focused on survey results, found that food assistance usage was high statewide and that food insecurity was higher in households with respondents identifying as Black or Hispanic, households with children, households with incomes under $15,000, and renters. Read the full brief here.