ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Measuring Food Insecurity Using the Food Abundance Index: Implications for Economic, Health and Social Well-Being.
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- Food insecurity and its determinants among adults in North and South India.Nutrition journal · 2023Article
- Food Security as Ethics and Social Responsibility: An Application of the Food Abundance Index in an Urban Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Using Social Media to Predict Food Deserts in the United States: Infodemiology Study of Tweets.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- Older Adult Mortality From COVID-19: Food Access as a Determinant Within a Socio-ecological Framework.The Gerontologist · 2022Article
- hGLUTEN Tool: Measuring Its Social Impact Indicators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity in Rural Zimbabwe: Development of Multidimensional Household Measures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Elderly Perception of Distance to the Grocery Store as a Reason for Feeling Food Insecurity-Can Food Policy Limit This?Nutrients · 2020Article
- Erratum: Murrell, A., et al. Measuring Food Insecurity Using the Food Abundance Index: Implications for Economic, Health and Social Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
High levels of food insecurity signal the presence of disparities and inequities in local food access, which have been shown to negatively impact the health and well-being of individuals and communities. However, the approaches used to define and measure high food insecurity, also known as a "food desert", vary widely across research study and intervention methodology. This paper describes the development and validation of a measurement tool called the "Food Abundance Index" (FAI) which is a scorecard for assessing levels of food insecurity across five key dimensions: access, diversity, quality, density, and affordability. A pilot study was conducted to examine levels of food insecurity in order to test the extent to which the FAI can detect food deserts. Nine neighborhoods were selected based on the demographic characteristics of communities shown to be related to food insecurity. Our findings provide evidence that the Food Abundance Index provides a robust measurement tool to assess the extent of food insecurity within a community or neighborhood. Thus, this multidimensional scorecard can be used in future research to detect levels of food insecurity within urban areas and help to bridge the gap between academics, policymakers and practitioners in this important area.
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