Community food program use in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

• Main Authors: Ford, James D, Lardeau, Marie-Pierre, Blackett, Hilary, Chatwood, Susan, Kurszewski, Denise
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
• Subjects: Community food programs; Food security; Arctic Canada; Inuvik; Food banks; Soup kitchen; Traditional foods; Aboriginal; Indigenous; Arctic; Canada; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Iqaluit
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/970

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...