Spatial characteristics of food insecurity and food access in Los Angeles County during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Food Security Pub Date : 2023-07-21 DOI:10.1007/s12571-023-01381-5

Michelle Sarah Livings, John Wilson, Sydney Miller, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Kate Weber, Marianna Babboni, Mengya Xu, Kenan Li, Kayla de la Haye

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Food insecurity spiked in some U.S. regions during the COVID-19 pandemic, as did food access challenges. Concerns were raised that these food issues were more prominent in food deserts, or neighborhoods lacking access to a grocery store or supermarket. Using data collected from a representative sample of Los Angeles County adults between April and October 2020, this study examined relationships between self-reported food insecurity, perceived food access barriers, and residing in a food desert, and examined differences across key geographic regions of the county. There was little relationship between residing in a food desert and experiencing food insecurity. However, perceived grocery store closures/limited hours and not having access to a vehicle were commonly reported barriers to food access, which were associated with more food insecurity. These findings suggest that geographic disparities in food access impact food insecurity. Efforts to address food insecurity should center on achieving food justice and addressing disparities across geographic regions.

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新冠肺炎大流行期间洛杉矶县粮食不安全和粮食获取的空间特征

新冠肺炎大流行期间，美国一些地区的粮食不安全加剧，粮食获取挑战也加剧。有人担心，这些食品问题在食品沙漠或无法进入杂货店或超市的社区更为突出。该研究使用2020年4月至10月期间从洛杉矶县成年人代表性样本中收集的数据，调查了自我报告的粮食不安全、感知的粮食获取障碍和居住在粮食沙漠中之间的关系，并调查了该县关键地理区域的差异。居住在粮食沙漠和经历粮食不安全之间几乎没有关系。然而，据报道，人们普遍认为杂货店关闭/工作时间有限和无法使用车辆是获取食物的障碍，这与更多的粮食不安全有关。这些发现表明，粮食获取方面的地理差异会影响粮食不安全。解决粮食不安全问题的努力应以实现粮食正义和解决地理区域之间的差距为中心。

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Food Security FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-

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14.00

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6.00%

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>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.