Food insecurity among parents of young children in the United States and Australia: focusing on etiology and outcomes

IF 5.6 1区农林科学 Q1 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Food Security Pub Date : 2022-07-02 DOI:10.1007/s12571-022-01303-x

Courtney A. Parks, Amber Bastian, Rebecca Lindberg, Fiona H. McKay, Paige van der Pligt, Amy L. Yaroch

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Abstract

The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the established etiology and outcomes related to food insecurity for families with young children (ages 0–5 and pregnant women) living in the U.S. and Australia. We initiated a cross-country research collaboration between the United States (U.S.) and Australia in order to gain an understanding of food security across two high-income countries in terms of definitions and measurement, causes and consequences, welfare provisions, and food systems. Throughout this work, key factors that drive similarities and differences related to food insecurity were identified to include: economic, social, geographical, and political influences. Despite many similarities between the U.S. and Australia, several differences noted included: a broader definition of food security in Australia (yet limited surveillance/measurement in both countries), differing policies and government support for low-income populations, varying structures and reach of emergency food systems, and divergent food access challenges. In order to foster shared learning and dissemination of “what works” to address food security across the globe, it is essential to widen our view and collaborate across borders and sectors.

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美国和澳大利亚幼儿父母的食物不安全:关注病因和结果

本评论的目的是强调生活在美国和澳大利亚的有幼儿(0-5岁和孕妇)的家庭与粮食不安全相关的既定病因和结果。我们发起了美国和澳大利亚之间的一项跨国研究合作，以便从定义和衡量、原因和后果、福利规定和粮食系统等方面了解两个高收入国家的粮食安全。在整个工作过程中，确定了导致与粮食不安全相关的相似性和差异性的关键因素，包括:经济、社会、地理和政治影响。尽管美国和澳大利亚之间有许多相似之处，但也有一些不同之处，包括:澳大利亚对粮食安全的定义更广泛(但两国的监测/测量都很有限)，不同的政策和政府对低收入人群的支持，不同的紧急粮食系统结构和范围，以及不同的粮食获取挑战。为了促进在全球范围内共同学习和传播解决粮食安全问题的“有效方法”，我们必须扩大视野，跨国界和部门开展合作。

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Food Security FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-

CiteScore

14.00

自引率

6.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Food Security is a wide audience, interdisciplinary, international journal dedicated to the procurement, access (economic and physical), and quality of food, in all its dimensions. Scales range from the individual to communities, and to the world food system. We strive to publish high-quality scientific articles, where quality includes, but is not limited to, the quality and clarity of text, and the validity of methods and approaches. Food Security is the initiative of a distinguished international group of scientists from different disciplines who hold a deep concern for the challenge of global food security, together with a vision of the power of shared knowledge as a means of meeting that challenge. To address the challenge of global food security, the journal seeks to address the constraints - physical, biological and socio-economic - which not only limit food production but also the ability of people to access a healthy diet. From this perspective, the journal covers the following areas: Global food needs: the mismatch between population and the ability to provide adequate nutrition Global food potential and global food production Natural constraints to satisfying global food needs: § Climate, climate variability, and climate change § Desertification and flooding § Natural disasters § Soils, soil quality and threats to soils, edaphic and other abiotic constraints to production § Biotic constraints to production, pathogens, pests, and weeds in their effects on sustainable production The sociological contexts of food production, access, quality, and consumption. Nutrition, food quality and food safety. Socio-political factors that impinge on the ability to satisfy global food needs: § Land, agricultural and food policy § International relations and trade § Access to food § Financial policy § Wars and ethnic unrest Research policies and priorities to ensure food security in its various dimensions.