SOC364H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Food Security
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Definition inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial restraints. Serious public health problem as it negatively impacts physical, mental, and asocial health. Closely associated to household income and the lower household income and risk of food insecurity. Household that receives social assistance have much higher risk of food security. Food environment: structure, type, density, and proximity of food outlet. Cost of food is increasing, wages are not increasing as the same rate of food= problem. A family with both parents working full-time minimum wage jobs, they are likely to spend 21% income of food. Not a lot of people utilize food banks; as seen by the consistent number of users despite the increase of food insecure individuals.
