Food insecurity and food consumption by season in households with children in an Arctic city: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC Public Health
• Main Authors: Catherine Huet, James D. Ford, Victoria L. Edge, Jamal Shirley, Nia King, IHACC Research Team, Sherilee L. Harper
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2017
• Subjects: Food security; Food preparation; Food consumption; Season; Socioeconomic status; Indigenous; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Canada; Nunavut; Ormay; inuit; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4393-6; https://doaj.org/article/ada5f2c55f044a8eb0d51caa68176af9

Abstract Background High rates of food insecurity are documented among Inuit households in Canada; however, data on food insecurity prevalence and seasonality for Inuit households with children are lacking, especially in city centres. This project: (1) compared food consumption patterns for househol...