ReviewJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022
Global Food Insecurity and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Rapid Review.
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- Barriers to COVID-19 Health Products in Low-and Middle-Income Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Determinants of Equitable Data Governance for African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Health Research in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- [Food insecurity in quilombola communities in Marajó, Brazilian Amazon: prevalence and associated factors].Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
- Impact of the Pandemic on Food Security on Households with Children with Special Health Care Needs in Puerto Rico: A Survey Study.Puerto Rico health sciences journal · 2025Article
- Food insecurity in women with mental illnesses attending a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
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- Uncovering the drivers of food insecurity in Cameroon: insights from a nationwide cross-sectional analysis.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Factors That Contribute to the Mental Health of Black Youth during COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exploring the experiences of Haitians/Haitian Americans in Miami-Dade County, Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic: how this community coped with the public health emergency.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with the Usefulness of Public Health Communication in the Context of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Ottawa, Ontario.Infectious disease reports · 2023Article
- Racial Health Disparities and Black Heterogeneity in COVID-19: A Case Study of Miami Gardens.Journal of applied social science · 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
- Who is Black? The urgency of accurately defining the Black population when conducting health research in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2022Article
- Ghana's rice value chain resilience in the context of COVID-19.Social sciences & humanities open · 2021Article
- A Review of Food Insecurity and Chronic Cardiovascular Disease: Implications during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Ecology of food and nutritionReview
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe global food insecurity reinforces the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on human health and mortality. Although literature remained sparse, reports indicated that food insecurity is disproportionately high among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) population since the outset of COVID-19. Hence, we assessed the food insecurity conditions of ACB populations globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsComprehensive searches in CINAHL, Medline (Ovid), PubMed (Medline), Food Science and Technology Abstracts, SCOPUS, EMBASE, AMED, CAB Abstracts, Cochrane Library (OVID), and PsycINFO were carried out. Title/abstract and full-text screening, quality appraisal (modified JBI QARI), and data extraction were carried out by double reviewers.
resultsThe initial search yielded 354 articles. After removal of duplicates and irrelevant articles, a full-text review and critical appraisal, 9 papers were included in the study. After data extraction and synthesis, six major themes emerged from the analysis: increased food insecurity, adverse health outcomes of food insecurity, exacerbation of existing disparities, systemic inequities and adverse policies, racism, and sociocultural response and solutions. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS: The study showed that COVID-19 had exacerbated food insecurity and other health disparities within racialized populations including ACB people, due to systemic anti-Black racism; inadequate representation in decision-making; and issues of cultural appropriateness and competency of health services. While sociocultural response by ACB people through the expansion of their social capital is imperative, specific policies easing access to food, medicine, and shelter for racialized communities will ensure equity while reducing global food insecurity and health crises during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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