Analysis of the food and medicines provision in the northern regions of the USA and Canada

• Main Authors: A. S. Moiakunova, А. И. Моякунова
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: State University of Management 2023
• Subjects: Medicaid; medicines supply; northern regions; northern delivery; hard-to-reach settlements; food delivery; USA; Canada; Medicare; лекарственное обеспечение; северные регионы; северный завоз; труднодоступные населенные пункты; поставка продуктов; США; Канада; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Alaska
• Online Access: https://upravlenie.guu.ru/jour/article/view/597; https://doi.org/10.26425/2309-3633-2023-11-1-73-83

The article is devoted to the analysis of foreign experience in ensuring the availability of medicines and food products for the population of the northern regions of the United States and Canada. The author considers in detail the work of support mechanisms in hard-to-reach places in Alaska and the Northwest Territories of Canada, where there is no transport communication all year round. The content of the U.S. government programs on drug coverage (Medicare and Medicaid), mechanisms of subsidizing food and essential commodities (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women/Infants and Children Program (WIC), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)) were analyzed. The delivery of food by the Alaska ByPass mail program, which delivers food and necessary goods to hard-to-reach settlements where there are no roads, was studied. The article also pays attention to the state policy on a healthy lifestyle, which includes proper and balanced nutrition, considers state programs and recommendations on nutrition for Americans (Dietary Guidelines for Americans) and Canadians (Canada’s Food Guide). The results of the work can be used in the development of programs and proposals for improving measures to support and provide Arctic regions of the Russian Federation with food products and medicines. Статья посвящена анализу зарубежного опыта обеспечения доступности лекарственными средствами и продовольственными товарами населения северных регионов США и Канады. Автором подробно рассмотрена работа механизмов обеспечения в труднодоступных местах Аляски и Северо-Западных территорий Канады, где круглогодично отсутствует транспортное сообщение. Проведен анализ содержания государственных программ США по лекарственному обеспечению (программы Medicare и Medicaid), рассмотрены механизмы субсидирования продуктового обеспечения: Программа дополнительной помощи в области питания – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), ...