... refugee's food insecurity perspectives and experiences, with a nutrition and food access focus. Three main themes and nine subthemes emerged around the role that food security plays in a healthy, thriving community. The main themes included food must be more accessible in school; importance of food access...

...Athanasios Michalis; Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos; Apostolos Papadopoulos; Vassiliki Costarelli Purpose The study aims to have adults discuss experiences, practices needs and feelings related to health management, diet and food security. Design/methodology/approach A total of 22 immigrants were...

... insecurity for Syrian refugees. Findings Syrian refugees reported experiencing food insecurity as part of the broader resettlement journey, including in the transitional phase of refuge and in each settlement context in Canada. Income status in Canada was reported as a key barrier to food security. Low...

... and having a child between 6 and 12 years old. Health Canada’s Household Food Security Survey Module was used to evaluate participants’ food security in the past 12 months. χ² tests and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to measure determinants of FI (n=182...

... the interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Food security status of newcomer participants was also determined using The Household Food Security Survey Module. Findings Newcomer participants reported many struggles, including low incomes, gardening challenges and little access to culturally...