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Objective: Food insecurity exists when a household has limited or uncertain access to food. This paper explores the strategies employed by households who are already accessing emergency and community food assistance to meet their food needs. Method: Interviews to explore strategies used to mitigate ...

Author(s)
McKay, F. H.; McKenzie, H.; Lindberg, R.
Publisher
Elsevier Australia, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2023, 47, 1,
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, followed by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake, caused over 50 000 deaths and over 100 000 injuries. The immediate physical injuries were severe, but the health repercussions, including the strain on healthcare services and the possibility of disease...

Author(s)
Ahmed, S. K.; Deepak Chandran; Hussein, S.; Praveen Sv; Sandip Chakraborty; Islam, M. R.; Kuldeep Dhama
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Environmental Health Insights, 2023, 17, 11786302231200865,
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This study examines the potential of charitable alternative food networks (ANFs), specifically community markets, as a complimentary solution to existing food aid efforts in response to food insecurity. While foodbanks play a crucial role in providing emergency food aid, they often face challenges...

Author(s)
Nayak, R.; Hartwell, H.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023, 7, June,
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Dietary quality has significant implications for health, nutrition and life quality. Yet, most people in developing countries, such as Malawi, consume inadequate diets due to the high cost of healthy and nutritious food. The international community has called for a radical transformation of food...

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Bwanaisa, M.; Hendriks, S. L.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023, 7, July,
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Introduction: Failures of the current food system sit at the core of the multitude of crises by being the root framework for both consumption choices and food production. Low-income households are disproportionately affected by these failures, impacting their food security and access to healthy and ...

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Verfuerth, C.; Bellamy, A. S.; Adlerova, B.; Dutton, A.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023, 7, July,
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This study assessed whether enrollment in a national conditional cash transfer program was associated with wasting and stunting among children experiencing extreme poverty in the Philippines. Data were drawn from cross-sectional surveys collected from 10 regional areas in the Philippines between...

Author(s)
Bustos, M.; Lau, L. L.; Kirkpatrick, S. I.; Dubin, J. A.; Manguerra, H.; Dodd, W.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2023, 35, 6/7, pp 420-428
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Background: The Child and Adult Care Food Program is the primary national program that enables child-care settings to provide healthy meals for children. Associations between Child and Adult Care Food Program participation and child health and development and health care utilization are...

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Cuba, S. E. de; Bovell-Ammon, A.; Ahmad, N.; Bruce, C.; Poblacion, A.; Rateau, L. J.; Coleman, S. M.; Black, M. M.; Frank, D. A.; Lê-Scherban, F.; Henchy, G.; Ochoa, E.; Sandel, M.; Cutts, D. B.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023, 123, 10, pp 1429-1439
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Background: The US Latino/a population disproportionately lives in poverty and experiences household food insecurity, especially households with children. The Household Food Security Survey Module (FSSM) was originally developed among rural White women. Despite wide use in English and Spanish, how...

Author(s)
McClain, A. C.; Johnson, C. M.; Dirado-Owens, C.; Dickin, K. L.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023, 123, Suppl. 10, pp S25-S45
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted food security for the people due to the imposition of stringent measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 transmission. This study aimed to measure the community's perception of the level of COVID-19 impacts on their food security and to identify the...

Author(s)
Atin, V.; Lintangah, W.
Publisher
Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Citation
Forest and Society, 2023, 7, 1, pp 26-42
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This research explores the dependencies between community food security and local food movements. We use a mixed methods approach that includes: analysis of 2.97 million pounds of food bank donations from 296 organizations, network analysis of the local food system with 77 farms and 439 market...

Author(s)
Stein, A. H.; Brinkley, C.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Rural Sociology, 2023, 88, 3, pp 682-707

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