Interventions to address household food insecurity in high-income countries

R Loopstra - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2018 - cambridge.org
Household food insecurity is a serious public health concern in high-income countries.
Canada and the USA regularly monitor household food insecurity, while in other countries …

The relation between food insecurity and mental health care service utilization in Ontario

V Tarasuk, J Cheng, C Gundersen… - The Canadian …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To determine the relationship between household food insecurity status over a 12-
month period and adults' use of publicly funded health care services in Ontario for mental …

Geographic and socio-demographic predictors of household food insecurity in Canada, 2011–12

V Tarasuk, AA Fafard St-Germain, A Mitchell - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Household food insecurity is a potent social determinant of health and health
care costs in Canada, but understanding of the social and economic conditions that underlie …

Food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic: food charity, government assistance, and employment

F Men, V Tarasuk - Canadian Public Policy, 2021 - utpjournals.press
To mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the federal
government has implemented several financial assistance programs, including …

The relationship between diet quality and the severity of household food insecurity in Canada

J Hutchinson, V Tarasuk - Public Health Nutrition, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: To examine the relationship between the dietary quality of Canadian children and
adults and household food insecurity status. Design: Dietary intake was assessed with one …

[HTML][HTML] The household food insecurity gradient and potential reductions in adverse population mental health outcomes in Canadian adults

G Jessiman-Perreault, L McIntyre - SSM-population health, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Household food insecurity is related to poor mental health. This study examines
whether the level of household food insecurity is associated with a gradient in the risk of …

Impact of welfare benefit sanctioning on food insecurity: a dynamic cross-area study of food bank usage in the UK

R Loopstra, J Fledderjohann, A Reeves… - Journal of Social …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Since 2009, the UK has witnessed marked increases in the rate of sanctions applied to
unemployment insurance claimants, as part of a wider agenda of austerity and welfare …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to address food insecurity among adults in Canada and the US: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CIA Oronce, IM Miake-Lye, MM Begashaw… - JAMA Health …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Inadequate access to food is a risk factor for poor health and the effectiveness of
federal programs targeting food insecurity, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …

[HTML][HTML] Money speaks: Reductions in severe food insecurity follow the Canada Child Benefit

EM Brown, V Tarasuk - Preventive medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Food insecurity is a pervasive public health problem in high income countries,
disproportionately affecting households with children. Though it has been strongly linked …

Association between household food insecurity and mortality in Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study

F Men, C Gundersen, ML Urquia, V Tarasuk - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 households in Canada, with serious health
consequences. We investigated the association between household food insecurity and all …