Exploring Health Implications of Disparities Associated with Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Populations.
A focus group process, conducted by a community-academic partnership, qualitatively assessed food insecurity perspectives of parents and community staff assisting families with food assistance. Food insecurity was reported to affect all aspects of their life, increasing stress and reducing coping abilities. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality encourages research with priority populations, including low-income populations. This research supports the body of knowledge correlating relationships between poverty, food insecurity, and chronic health conditions. Perspectives of food-insecure people are often missing from policy and advocacy interventions. Nurses can use lessons learned and recommendations from this research to address food-insecurity-related health disparities.
Department of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54702, USA. Electronic address: canalemk@uwec.edu.
Mary K
MK
Canales
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, Eau Claire County, 227 1st Street West, Altoona, WI 54720, USA.
Nancy
N
Coffey
Feed My People Food Bank, 2610 Alpine Road, Eau Claire, WI 54703, USA.
Emily
E
Moore
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D063105:Food Assistance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
Community-academic partnerships; Food insecurity; Low-income populations; Qualitative research