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. 2022 Jul 27;10:918955. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.918955

Table 5.

Call to action.

Ensure that nutritious food options are activated and utilized Generate a meal-sharing program, in which students, faculty or staff can donate food credits or swipes.
Pantries with perishable, frozen and non-perishable items of high nutritional value, with online and pick up options.
Open an integrated eligibility office to enroll in SNAP and other public benefits.
Offer nutrition and health promotion education through professionals to orient on nutrients and meal preparation.
Collaborate up with campus food services, food banks, and community-based organizations to bring hot meal kitchen services to campus.
Inform of external food distribution centers and housing assistance sites Generate and disseminate directories of housing, food, transportation, health and human services online and hard copies.
Identify and participate in health fairs and community events to promote food and housing security. Post event announcements on the online and bulletin boards, campus venues and student health centers.
Reduce stigma surrounding use support services Ensure that course syllabus includes resource links to food, housing, transportation and other support services and encourage faculty to promote access.
Offer regular tours to faculty, staff and student advisors of the university food pantry and Foster Homeless and Adopted Resources and promote access.
Motivate faculty, staff and students to visit the support services on campus to demystify and mitigate stigma.
Secure grants, financial or in-kind support from private and public donors and funders to increase the food bank's nutritious options and make campus food services affordable to students.
Rename campus food pantry based on student input to make to more inclusive.
Conduct ongoing food and housing security assessments to inform campus leadership on way to address social and political determinants.
Create opportunities for community-engaged scholarship Engage faculty, staff and students in the development and implementation of a food and housing security strategy.
Designate student ambassadors or advisors in Campus Colleges and Schools to promote food, housing and transportation security.
Institutionalize support services Generate policies to secure and expand nutritional food services and improve access to affordable housing, transportation, and health services.
Develop a food, housing and financial security toolkit to guide programming on campus.
Ensure adequate space, equipment, and personnel for food storage and distribution.
Include the food pantry and student support services in university interactive maps and expand h of operation evenings and weekends to meet the needs of working students.