The Delaware Food Research Network (DEFRN) brings together a group of individuals, including researchers, policymakers, and advocates, dedicated to many facets of improving food and nutrition for Delawareans. The Network believes that through research, members have the ability to improve the related food systems both within and beyond the state’s borders. Meeting quarterly to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and idea-sharing, the Network develops strategies to maximize research potential, engages in regular cross-sector dialog, and converses with stakeholders to better understand needs and solutions.

CRESP Research Team:

Allison Karpyn, Tara Tracy, Nicole Kennedy, Mia Seibold

Partner Experts:

DE Food Research Network Partner Experts (updated 3-8-21)

Publications:

• Inaugural mtg PPT slides
• DE Food Research Network_Inaugural_meeting notes_12-11-19
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_5-8-20
• DE Food Research Network 5-8-20 Zoom meeting (recorded): https://udel.zoom.us/rec/share/xOdOJpHep3NJbrPty2j0B4EcH93iT6a8h3IYqPcPzEkyNnNdH48610rMUNkxcRW8 (Access Password: 1y+&8o14)
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_5-22-20 
• DE Food Research Network 5-22-20 Zoom meeting (recorded): https://udel.zoom.us/rec/share/_-hPPYnv2m9JfKPO6WT5eKUqPdy_aaa8hiEYqfoOyE6o0iShd2xZYTqe0si6BK1M (Access Password: 1w#o#0J!)
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_6-5-20
• DE Food Research Network 6-5-20 Zoom meeting (partial recording): https://udel.zoom.us/rec/share/-8YtCJ_a0WJOGYHh4xv5cLF9Qbi-X6a81SQa8vIEzR1OLnNJ5TeACRhKWb5e1RsW (Access Password: 1R=@i?@&)
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_6-26-20(no recording available)
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_8-19-20
• DE Food Research Network 8-19-20 Zoom meeting (recorded): https://udel.zoom.us/rec/share/w9YsNLLA90RIfZXG40PZfIMGGZnfeaa82nAZ-%20vVZxJBxXhH00O4TWQ5DJ3DZ0oA
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_9-30-20
• DE Food Research Network 9-30-20 Zoom meeting (recorded): https://capture.udel.edu/media/DE+Food+Research+Network/1_k2crhlrs
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_11-10-20
• DE Food Research Network 11-10-20 Zoom meeting (recorded):  https://capture.udel.edu/media/DEFRN+meeting_11-10-20/1_2wi7owe5
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_12-16-20
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_2-9-21
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_4-14-21
• DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_6-16-21
• DE Food Research Network _meeting notes _9-15-21
• DE Food Research Network _meeting notes _12-01-21
• DE Food Research Network _meeting notes _10-26-22

Resources:

• The Impact of Coronavirus on Vermonters Experiencing Food Insecurity, Johns Hopkins

• Food Access and Security During Coronavirus: A Vermont Study, Johns Hopkins

• Employment and Food During Coronavirus, John Hopkins

• Assessing U.S. Food Insecurity in the United States During COVID-19 Pandemic, Johns Hopkins

• Scroll and Shop Food Marketing Migrates Online, CSPI

• The State of the Kitchen Incubator Industry in the US: An Industry Update 2020

• Food and Farm Report, CRESP 

• COVID-19 Resource Manager, HER

• Planning for the worst: What municipal food policy leaders are learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, Food Policy Networks http://www.foodpolicynetworks.org/food-policy-resources/?resource=1344DE Food Research Network_meeting notes_6-26-20

• The Effect of Pandemic EBT on Measures of Food Hardship. The Hamilton Project. [Paper]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/the_effect_of_pandemic_ebt_on_measures_of_food_hardship__;!!OToaGQ!9UpXXl5PotWn6iAc6ybmn8u56JyaFvwr25N6NKNc7d2oq4P0fUUq7UnDO5SOyhiBprFiraqByExzAA$

• The Effect of Pandemic EBT on Measures of Food Hardship. The Hamilton Project. [News article]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/politics/child-hunger-school-meals-pandemic.html?searchResultPosition=1__;!!OToaGQ!9UpXXl5PotWn6iAc6ybmn8u56JyaFvwr25N6NKNc7d2oq4P0fUUq7UnDO5SOyhiBprFiraqFF16tVA$

• The Effect of Pandemic EBT on Measures of Food Hardship. The Hamilton Project. [Press release from Congressman Bobby Scott]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-calls-for-extension-of-pandemic-food-assistance-program__;!!OToaGQ!9UpXXl5PotWn6iAc6ybmn8u56JyaFvwr25N6NKNc7d2oq4P0fUUq7UnDO5SOyhiBprFirap0XKfVbw$

• COVID-19 School Reopening: Supporting School Meals and Students’ Health in School Year 2020-2021. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics & California Food for California Kids at the Center for Ecoliteracy. [Issue Brief]: SchoolReopeningBrief_FINAL (2)

• Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act Aims to Expand Access to Nutritious Meals During COVID-19 National Emergency. Eat Right Pro. [Press Release]: https://www.eatrightpro.org/news-center/on-the-pulse-of-public-policy/from-the-hill/pandemic-child-hunger-prevention-act-aims-to-expand-access-to-nutritious-meals

• The Longest Summer: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of the Coronavirus. No Kid Hungry. [Report]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nokidhungry.org/longestsummer__;!!OToaGQ!8ByYfmnw2y22l4R4hG3DgIgak2ey-2sPorJgsBvg5nn9z3YZ9P9mQpnpoRZ-0kwNlnVK5p4hwFwVLA$

• The Longest Summer: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of the Coronavirus. No Kid Hungry. [Press release]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/no-kid-hungry-and-viola-davis-four-months-into-covid-19-crisis-report-shows-half-of-american-families-are-living-with-hunger-301102603.html?tc=eml_cleartime__;!!OToaGQ!8ByYfmnw2y22l4R4hG3DgIgak2ey-2sPorJgsBvg5nn9z3YZ9P9mQpnpoRZ-0kwNlnVK5p5hfeX25A$

• In partnership with the Nutrition and Obesity Research Network (NOPREN, https://nopren.ucsf.edu/), the Healthy Eating Research Program (HER) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (https://healthyeatingresearch.org/) has created a shareable google spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V8CK091R9y7qmOUzk89xlWp6sw3ZNOxN3nAIBI-0iAM/edit#gid=683283479) that lists funded research/projects, publications, and resources related to food insecurity or diet quality/nutritional adequacy and COVID-19. Also produced is a weekly digest of COVID-19 food security and obesity prevention resources and updates. Please email Kirsten Arm (kirsten.arm@duke.edu) to be added to the digest’s (also referred to a listserv) distribution list. Lindsey Miller manages the digest, so relevant resources can be sent to: lindesey.miller102@duke.edu. Updates of the NOPREN-HER COVID-19 Working Group sub-groups are provided during the monthly meetings and relevant resources can be accessed by group members in their shared drive (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10udDQMvZouuSyBs9rP0-ismINpJNmCTv).