Food banking and emergency food aid: expanding the definition of local food environments and systems

Claire Thompson; Dianna Smith; Steven Cummins

doi:10.1186/s12966-018-0765-2

Food banking and emergency food aid: expanding the definition of local food environments and systems

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2019 Jan 7;16(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0765-2.

Authors

Claire Thompson¹, Dianna Smith², Steven Cummins³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, Environment and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK. claire.thompson@lshtm.ac.uk.
² Department of Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
³ Department of Public Health, Environment and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK.

Abstract

If current trends in food insecurity continue then the diets of low-income people may become characterised by the inclusion of significant amounts of donated and surplus food accessed via the third-sector. These developments have yet to be integrated into macro models and concepts of the food environment. Addressing this caveat is necessary in order to both help build an evidence base to challenge policies that exacerbate the drivers of food insecurity and to inform interventions aimed at improving the diets of disadvantaged populations.

Keywords: Food aid outlets; Food environments; Food insecurity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Diet*
Food Assistance*
Food Supply*
Humans
Poverty*
Vulnerable Populations

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding