‘Remoteness was a blessing, but also a potential downfall’: traditional/subsistence and store-bought food access in remote Alaska during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Public Health Nutrition
• Main Authors: Ruby L Fried, Micah B Hahn, Patricia Cochran, Laura P Eichelberger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2023
• Subjects: Food security; Rural; COVID-19; Arctic; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases; RC620-627; Downfall; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023000745; https://doaj.org/article/1e53f6173b624b3cb0b923c8ed000c2d

Abstract Objective: This study employs a strengths-based approach to assess food access in remote Alaska during the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying both the negative consequences of the pandemic on store-bought and subsistence/traditional food access and compensatory strategies used. Design: As a par...