Sentences with phrase «food insecurity related»

The RUAF network was initiated in response to the needs identified by a group of representatives from 28 international organisations, including UNDP, FAO, IDRC, GTZ and CIRAD, that met in Ottawa (Canada) in 1994 and recognised the need to address the increasing «urbanisation of poverty» and growing urban food insecurity related to urban - rural migration, lack of formal employment, rising food prices, growing dependence on food imports, increasing dominance of supermarkets and fast food chains, and challenges posed by climate change.

Is food insecurity related to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents?

Not exact matches

In several chapters, I felt certain Shauna was reading my mind, speaking directly to my deepest insecurities related to food, body image, hospitality, even motherhood.

This will only make the problem of food insecurity, hunger and related obesity worse if kids are trying to get a day's worth of calories in one meal at school.

As a health professional, I am also discouraged because I know the long - term consequences of malnutrition and obesity related to hunger, food insecurity and overeating of cheap unhealthy and over-processed foods and drinks.

The violence in Darfur and Somalia is fundamentally related to food and water insecurity.

Chronically ill adults who reported food insecurity in their household (not having consistent access to food due to lack of financial stability) were significantly more likely to report cost - related medication underuse, according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine,.

They found that 23.4 % of the chronically ill study participants reported cost - related medication underuse, while 18.8 % reported food insecurity and 11 % reported both.

In order to explore the possible link between food insecurity and cost - related medication underuse, investigators looked at 9696 adult participants in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) who had reported chronic illness.

«The high overall prevalence of food insecurity and cost - related medication underuse highlights how difficult successful chronic disease management in the current social environment is,» says lead investigator Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

For example, researchers found that respondents who participated in Medicaid or the Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) food and nutrition service were less likely to report both food insecurity and cost - related medication underuse.

«Treat or eat: Food insecurity linked to cost - related medication underuse in chronically ill Americans.»

«The observations that Medicaid and WIC participation is associated with lower odds of both food insecurity and cost - related medication underuse suggest that there may be important «spill - over» effects from programs that target food insecurity or cost - related medication underuse, by freeing up available resources,» adds Dr. Berkowitz.

Investigators noted that participants with incomes 100 % -200 % above the Federal Poverty Line, who are not always eligible for government assistance, reported high rates of food insecurity and cost - related medication underuse.

For policy makers, food insecurity represents an easily identified risk factor for cost - related medication underuse, making it simpler to find programs and strategies to address this endangered group in a meaningful way.

«A healthier food supply is absolutely critical in supporting good health and reducing chronic disease related to poor nutrition, overweight, obesity and food insecurity,» Benjamin said.

The report also reiterates that poverty engenders numerous related disadvantages, including growing up in single - parent homes, being exposed to toxins that lead to health issues, food insecurity, and unstable housing and parental employment, to name a few.

Deborah Elkins is integrating the Food Insecurity Program into service learning activities that are a part of her Related Arts Program at Mauldin Middle School in Greenville, SC.

How about this related statistic: In State A the percent of households with food insecurity is 11.4 % while in State B the percent is 14.9 %.

Climate - related hazards affect poor people's lives directly through impacts on livelihoods, reductions in crop yields, or destruction of homes and indirectly through, for example, increased food prices and food insecurity.

The study provides a set of key policies to build adaptive capacity and reduce climate - related food insecurity.

Climate - related disasters are among the main drivers of food insecurity, both in the aftermath of a disaster and in the long run.

Not only will climate change directly impact forests and the other natural systems that maintain critical water - related ecosystem services, climate impacts will be experienced largely through the medium of water — melting glaciers, changing rainfall patterns, increased water stress and drought from higher temperatures, more severe storms — resulting in increased water and food insecurity, and constraints on economic opportunity.