ArticleNutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia2022
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Australia: A scoping review.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity in households with children: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of the direct and indirect COVID-19's impact on food security and its dimensions: pre-and post-comparative analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Beyond Breakfast: Exploring What Works for Schools Delivering School Breakfast Programs in Queensland, Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026Article
- Snapshots of food security status in Western Sydney post-COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exploring the Experiences of Families Impacted by the 2022 Commercial Milk Formula (CMF) Food Insecurity Crisis in the United States of America: A Scoping Review.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2026Article
- Food Insecurity in Individuals with Eating Disorders: A UK-Wide Survey of Impact, Help-Seeking, and Suggestions for Guidance.Nutrients · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of Food Insecurity and Institutional Support Among International Students at a Regional Australian University.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Exploring barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation and food security among the Rohingya community living in Australia: a socio-ecological perspective.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Direct and indirect crisis of food security due to COVID-19 emergence in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions, Ethiopia: a lesson for the inevitable pandemics.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Application of Global Warming Potential Star (GWP*) Values to the AUSNUT 2011-13 Food Composition Database: Creation of theNutrients · 2025Article
- Financial implications of unpaid clinical placements for allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing students in Australia: a scoping review with recommendations for policy, research, and practice.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Food Choices, Sustainability and Australian Native Foods: Perceptions among University Students.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Benchmarking the university campus food environment and exploring student perspectives about food insecurity and healthy eating: a case study from Australia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Using Natural Language Processing to Explore Social Media Opinions on Food Security: Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Associations between healthy food groups and platelet-activating factor, lipoprotein-associated phospholipase AEuropean journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- The effects of COVID-19 on rural communities in Mahikeng Local municipality.Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) · 2024Article
- The effects of COVID-19 on agriculture supply chain, food security, and environment: a review.PeerJ · 2024Review
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depressive Disorder with Postpartum Onset: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Harnessing community expertise in understanding food insecurity to inform responses in a local government area in Victoria, Australia: a mixed methods photovoice study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Promoting health in the digital environment: health policy experts' responses to on-demand delivery in Aotearoa New Zealand.Health promotion international · 2023Article
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aimThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the Australian food supply with potential ramifications on food security. This scoping review aimed to synthesise current evidence on the prevalence of food insecurity and changes to factors related to food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
methodsA comprehensive search strategy was used to search seven databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Global Health, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PsycINFO, Informit Online) and Google Scholar. Included studies were written in English, published in 2020-2021 and examined food security status in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic and/or factors associated with food insecurity in free-living Australian residents. Articles with participants residing in institutional settings, where meals were supplied, were excluded.
resultsA total of 700 records were identified from database, grey literature and hand searching, and nine articles were included. All studies indicated that the prevalence of food insecurity had increased due to negative changes to food availability, accessibility, usability and stability. The downturn in employment and economic circumstances following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to create a new group of food-insecure Australians consisting of newly unemployed, and international students.
conclusionCOVID-19 has exacerbated vulnerabilities in the Australian food supply and food security. Suggested actions include ongoing data collection on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on food supply and security in addition to coordinated national and community responses that improve the stability of the local food supply and address underlying determinants of food insecurity.
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