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 …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Food and nutrition insecurity in Europe: Challenges and opportunities for dietitians

E Carrillo-Álvarez - Advances in Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the interest in food and nutrition insecurity in high-income countries has
skyrocketed. However, its recognition in Europe is still developing. This perspective …

Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs

V Tarasuk, J Cheng, C De Oliveira, N Dachner… - Cmaj, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Household food insecurity, a measure of income-related problems of food
access, is growing in Canada and is tightly linked to poorer health status. We examined the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Severity of household food insecurity is sensitive to change in household income and employment status among low-income families1–3

R Loopstra, V Tarasuk - The Journal of nutrition, 2013 - Elsevier
Cross-sectional studies have established a relationship between poverty and food
insecurity, but little is known about the acute changes within households that lead to …

The relationship between food banks and food insecurity: insights from Canada

V Tarasuk, AA Fafard St-Germain… - … : International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Food banks have become the first line of response to problems of hunger and food
insecurity in affluent nations. Although originating in the USA, food banks are now well …

Food bank usage is a poor indicator of food insecurity: Insights from Canada

R Loopstra, V Tarasuk - Social Policy and Society, 2015 - cambridge.org
This article reflects on the insights afforded by the regular measurement and monitoring of
household food insecurity in Canada juxtaposed against information on food bank usage in …

A survey of food bank operations in five Canadian cities

V Tarasuk, N Dachner, AM Hamelin, A Ostry… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Food banks have emerged in response to growing food insecurity among low-
income groups in many affluent nations, but their ability to manage this problem is …

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 …