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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Household food insecurity"”.
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Vulnerability and resilience in crisis : urban household food insecurity in Harare, Zimbabwe
… examines the urban poor's vulnerability to food insecurity and analyses the strategies that households adopt to enhance their resilience in this challenging environment. Harare is the study site, providing an acute example of a city (and country) 'in crisis', and a context in which formal …
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Food deserts and household food insecurity in the informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia
… the causes and consequences of poverty and food insecurity in the growing informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia. Rapid urbanization in Windhoek has been accompanied by limited industrialization with few job opportunities in the formal employment sector. Moreover, the informal sector has …
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A Snowball Effect: a Pandemic’s Impacts on Household Food Insecurity in the United States
<p>Economic insecurity exists whenever income sources are uncertain, and this is a failure of a fundamental human right. The Covid-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented disruptions to the US economy and has created unparalleled food insufficiency and economic hardships. Before the pandemic, …
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Economic shocks, poverty and household food insecurity in urban Zambia: an ethnographic account of Chingola
Research on poverty and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa has tended to focus on rural households and urban areas known to have concentrations of low-income households. However, consequences and effects of the recent global economic crisis such as retrenchment coupled with increasing food and …
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Household Food Insecurity Among Older People in Canada: the Exploration of a Public Health Issue Rendered Invisible
Food insecurity, an issue of inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints, is under-researched among older people. Of this limited literature, the relevance of aging to food insecurity remains unclear. My goals with this thesis were to: i) synthesize and critically examine the …
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Analyzing the intersection of climate vulnerability and household food insecurity in northern ghana: a sustainable livelihoods approach
Achieving food security in the face of accelerating food demand, competition for depleting resources, and the failing ability of the environment to buffer increasing anthropogenic impacts is globally accepted as the foremost challenge of the present time. Without doubt, climate change is one among …
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THE GOOD FOOD JUNCTION INTERVENTION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF FOOD INSECURITY AND VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CONSUMPTION
In the fall of 2012, the Good Food Junction (GFJ) grocery store opened in the heart of a food desert in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The research for this thesis was conducted between summer of 2013 and fall of 2014. In January of 2016 the GFJ closed due to poor sales. While it was open, the mandate of …
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The implementation of two garden projects within a community gardening programme : successes and challenges
… programme is to address the problems of hunger, household food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty which are affective the poor in the informal settlements of the Cape Flats.
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Food security situation in the Chiawa area of the Zambezi river basin Kafue district Zambia
National food security is very important and most governments have put in place mechanisms through which to achieve it. In recent years, the household has become the primary focus when it comes to issues of food security. In Zambia, food insecurity has been affecting thousands of households in many …
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Food insecurity at HIV diagnosis associated with subsequent viremia amongst adults living with HIV in an urban township of South Africa
We assessed the impact of food insecurity on antiretroviral adherence, retention in care, hospitalization, mortality, and HIV viremia in an urban township of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. At the time of HIV testing, food security status was assessed using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale …
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Three Essays on the Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations
… and Chronic Poverty in the US: The Role of the Food Stamp Program" examines the unique and common determinants of short-term intra-annual transient poverty and chronic poverty, as well as the differential response of each state of poverty to Food Stamp Program (FSP) use. The study employs …
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Food Insecurity And Physical And Mental Health Of Elementary School Children In A Rural, Appalachian Mississippi Community
Household food insecurity has been associated with poor physical health and behavioral and psychological problems in children. This study examined differences in parent/caregiver-perceived child health and parent/caregiver-reported behavioral and psychological problems by food security status of …
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The nature of food poverty : Literature review and qualitative study in Greenwich (UK)
Food poverty is often associated to food banks which are actually a crisis response to the immediate needs of people without enough money for food. Nevertheless, food poverty also includes underlying food insecurity. Less evident, this long-term condition is being experienced by many more people …
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Are Community Food Assistance Programs Meeting the Needs Of Food-Insecure Households in Pittsburgh's North Side Neighborhoods?
Semi-structured interviews with three householders and three community food program managers were conducted to explore if food assistance programs meet the needs of residents in Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhoods. Findings show that insufficient income is the main factor contributing to …
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Two essays on food security in Zimbabwe
The issue of food security is still a critical problem for international development. There is still no single solution for this global concern therefore research must be able to narrow down the determinants in order to mitigate the harmful effects such as child malnutrition. This thesis will …
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“The Season of Famine” as a Challenge to Food Security in Northern Rural Togo: Addressing Seasonal Hunger through Household Coping Strategies
Improved understanding about food security has led researchers to develop increasingly holistic approaches to studying the effects of household food insecurity. This research, based in the remote prefecture of Dankpen in Togo, West Africa, presents insights into the lives of rural subsistence …
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“The Season of Famine” as a Challenge to Food Security in Northern Rural Togo: Addressing Seasonal Hunger through Household Coping Strategies
Improved understanding about food security has led researchers to develop increasingly holistic approaches to studying the effects of household food insecurity. This research, based in the remote prefecture of Dankpen in Togo, West Africa, presents insights into the lives of rural subsistence …
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The association of food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors among youth and young adults with diabetes: the SEARCH For Diabetes in Youth Study.
… study is to examine the relationship between household food insecurity (HFS; i.e., access to nutritionally adequate and safe food) and disordered eating behaviors (i.e., restriction, bingeing, insulin manipulation, etc.) among a sample of youth and young adults with youth-onset type 1 (T1D) or …
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Exploring Illinois farmers’ food insecurity status
This study investigates the food insecurity status of Illinois farmers to help fill the gap in the literature. A review of the literature showed little to no research regarding food insecurity assessment of farm owners in developed countries using standardized measurement tools, but some research …
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Community-Based Approaches in Addressing Childhood Food Insecurity: An Evaluation of a Mobile Meal Program Model
<p>Food insecurity is a significant public health issue in the United States, and families living in affluent communities are at an increased risk due to the high cost of living. The impact of charitable community-based programs on childhood food insecurity remains under-evaluated. Researchers at …
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