Community food program use in Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Abstract Background Community food programs (CFPs) provide an important safety-net for highly food insecure community members in the larger settlements of the Canadian Arctic. This study identifies who is using CFPs and why, drawing upon a case study from Inuvik, Northwest Territories. This work is...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:1471-2458-13-970 2023-05-15T14:49:22+02:00 Community food program use in Inuvik, Northwest Territories Ford, James D Lardeau, Marie-Pierre Blackett, Hilary Chatwood, Susan Kurszewski, Denise 2013-10-18 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/970 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/970 Copyright 2013 Ford et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Community food programs Food security Arctic Canada Inuvik Food banks Soup kitchen Traditional foods Aboriginal Indigenous Research article 2013 ftbiomed 2013-11-03T01:21:53Z Abstract Background Community food programs (CFPs) provide an important safety-net for highly food insecure community members in the larger settlements of the Canadian Arctic. This study identifies who is using CFPs and why, drawing upon a case study from Inuvik, Northwest Territories. This work is compared with a similar study from Iqaluit, Nunavut, allowing the development of an Arctic-wide understanding of CFP use – a neglected topic in the northern food security literature. Methods Photovoice workshops (n=7), a modified USDA food security survey and open ended interviews with CFP users (n=54) in Inuvik. Results Users of CFPs in Inuvik are more likely to be housing insecure, female, middle aged (35–64), unemployed, Aboriginal, and lack a high school education. Participants are primarily chronic users, and depend on CFPs for regular food access. Conclusions This work indicates the presence of chronically food insecure groups who have not benefited from the economic development and job opportunities offered in larger regional centers of the Canadian Arctic, and for whom traditional kinship-based food sharing networks have been unable to fully meet their dietary needs. While CFPs do not address the underlying causes of food insecurity, they provide an important service for communities undergoing rapid change, and need greater focus in food policy herein. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Inuvik Iqaluit Northwest Territories Nunavut BioMed Central Arctic Canada Inuvik ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341) Northwest Territories Nunavut |
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Abstract Background Community food programs (CFPs) provide an important safety-net for highly food insecure community members in the larger settlements of the Canadian Arctic. This study identifies who is using CFPs and why, drawing upon a case study from Inuvik, Northwest Territories. This work is compared with a similar study from Iqaluit, Nunavut, allowing the development of an Arctic-wide understanding of CFP use – a neglected topic in the northern food security literature. Methods Photovoice workshops (n=7), a modified USDA food security survey and open ended interviews with CFP users (n=54) in Inuvik. Results Users of CFPs in Inuvik are more likely to be housing insecure, female, middle aged (35–64), unemployed, Aboriginal, and lack a high school education. Participants are primarily chronic users, and depend on CFPs for regular food access. Conclusions This work indicates the presence of chronically food insecure groups who have not benefited from the economic development and job opportunities offered in larger regional centers of the Canadian Arctic, and for whom traditional kinship-based food sharing networks have been unable to fully meet their dietary needs. While CFPs do not address the underlying causes of food insecurity, they provide an important service for communities undergoing rapid change, and need greater focus in food policy herein. |
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Community food program use in Inuvik, Northwest Territories |
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