The effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on food security in Australia: a scoping review

S Louie, Y Shi, M Allman‐Farinelli - Nutrition & Dietetics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The COVID‐19 pandemic has disrupted the Australian food supply with potential
ramifications on food security. This scoping review aimed to synthesise current evidence on …

[HTML][HTML] Food bank operations: review of operation research methods and challenges during COVID-19

A Esmaeilidouki, M Rambe, A Ardestani-Jaafari, E Li… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Food banks have played a crucial role in mitigating food insecurity in affluent countries for
over four decades. Throughout the years, academics have researched food banks for a …

Changes in accessibility to emergency and community food services during COVID-19 and implications for low income populations in Hamilton, Ontario

CD Higgins, A Páez, G Kim, J Wang - Social science & medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper we analyze the changes in accessibility to emergency and community food
services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City of Hamilton, Ontario. Many of …

Bread baking, food growing, and bicycle riding: practice memories and household consumption during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne

J Lindsay, R Lane, R Raven… - … : Science, Practice and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores the COVID-19 pandemic as an external “shock” that changed
household-consumption practices in Melbourne, Australia. We assess national consumption …

[HTML][HTML] Working through disaster risk management to support regional food resilience: a case study in North-Eastern Australia

K Reis, C Desha, S Campbell, P Liddy - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a consequence of disasters such as pandemics and severe weather events, Australian
communities often face 'food shortages' resulting from the reduced availability of food and …

Could commercial meal kits be part of the solution to food insecurity during pregnancy? An Australian exploratory study

FH McKay, J Zinga, P van der Pligt - Nutrition & Dietetics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore the nutritional content of meal kits from two main Australian companies over
a 6‐week period against healthy eating guidelines for pregnancy. Method Across the 6 …

Food relief providers as care infrastructures: Sydney during the pandemic

MJ Williams, A Pilkington, C Parker - Geographical Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Australia has a hidden but growing problem with household food insecurity, revealing the
failure of conventional food infrastructures to support human flourishing. Disruptions to …

Perspectives of food insecurity and service delivery amongst emergency food relief clients in a regional city in Victoria, Australia

S Kleve, D Greenslade, M Farrington… - Health & Social Care …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This cross‐sectional study examined the experiences of people accessing Emergency Food
Relief (EFR) in the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, including determinants …

Evaluation of a Nutrition Education and Skills Training programme in vulnerable adults who are at high risk of food insecurity

JL Kearsey, E West, N Vairinhos… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In Australia, the prevalence of food insecurity increased by 1.5%
between 2014 and 2016 and 2018 and 2020 due to effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Using the food stress index for emergency food assistance: an Australian case series analysis during the CoViD-19 pandemic and natural disasters

CM Pollard, TJ Landrigan, JM Gray… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food insecurity increases with human and natural disasters. Two tools were developed to
assist effective food relief in Western Australia: the Food Stress Index (similar to rental stress …