Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Food Security, Unemployment Benefits, Suicidal Ideation

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1002A/B
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

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What is food security: exists when people at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious foods that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Household food security survey module (administered on the canadian community health. Health sci lecture 6 food insecurity (a call-to-action: adults lost weight, adults/children not eating for whole day. 12. 6% of households had marginal food insecurity in 2012. Adults" fruit and vegetable consumption, servings per day by food security status: Food insecurity here includes only moderate and severe food insecurity. There is a significant difference between food-secure and food-insecure subgroups, p<0. 05. Impaired growth and development: poorer development and learning. Increased likelihood of developing asthma, depression, other chronic conditions: compromised physical and mental health, poor disease management and heightened odds of negative outcomes (including mortality) Health sci lecture 6 food insecurity (a call-to-action) Food insecurity is reduced by interventions that improve the financial circumstances of vulnerable households.