Environmental influences on food security in high-income countries

D Gorton, CR Bullen, CN Mhurchu - Nutrition reviews, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Food security is a fundamental human right yet many people are food insecure, even in high-
income countries. Reviewed here is the evidence for the physical, economic, sociocultural …

Social health and nutrition impacts of community kitchens: a systematic review

M Iacovou, DC Pattieson, H Truby… - Public Health …, 2013 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveCommunity kitchens have been implemented by communities as a public health
strategy to prevent food insecurity through reducing social isolation, improving food and …

Food insecurity and participation in community food programs among low-income Toronto families

SI Kirkpatrick, V Tarasuk - Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2009 - Springer
Objectives Responses to food insecurity in Canada have been dominated by community-
based food initiatives, while little attention has been paid to potential policy directions to …

Traditional and alternative community food security interventions in Montreal, Quebec: different practices, different people

F Roncarolo, C Adam, S Bisset, L Potvin - Journal of Community Health, 2015 - Springer
Food insecurity is steadily increasing in developed countries. Traditional interventions
adopted to tackle food insecurity, like food banks, address the urgent need for food. By …

[PDF][PDF] Food environments: an introduction for public health practice

K Rideout, CL Mah, L Minaker - National Collaborating Centre for …, 2015 - ccnse.ca
This document was written for environmental public health practitioners (environmental
health officers and public health inspectors), as well as other public health professionals …

The Community Food Centre: Creating space for a just, sustainable, and healthy food system

C Levkoe, S Wakefield - Journal of Agriculture, Food …, 2011 - foodsystemsjournal.org
Alternative food initiatives have been challenged by critics to address the long-term,
structural challenges confronting the food system in an integrated and comprehensive way …

Tackling household food insecurity: An essential goal of a national food policy

N Dachner, V Tarasuk - … des études sur …, 2018 - canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca
Eradicating household food insecurity is essential to the articulated vision of a national food
policy that aims to promote healthy living and safe food for families across the country …

Organizing joint practices in urban food initiatives—A comparative analysis of gardening, cooking and eating together

B Hennchen, M Pregernig - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The topic of food is highly relevant to the UN sustainable development agenda. The agenda
particularly challenges cities to take on more responsibilities and to initiate processes that …

Kitchen as food hub: adaptive food systems governance in the City of Toronto

J Fridman, L Lenters - Local Environment, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper discusses how the Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC) and Toronto Food
Strategy (TFS), as part of the municipal government of Toronto, work to facilitate a number of …

Discrepancies in households and other stakeholders viewpoints on the food security experience: a gap to address

AM Hamelin, C Mercier, A Bédard - Health education research, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This paper reports results from a case study on household food insecurity needs and the
interventions that address them. It aimed at comparing households' perceptions on food …