Assessing perceived food security among British Columbian rural and urban residents

DeBoer, Zoë

Assessing perceived food security among British Columbian rural and urban residents

DeBoer, Z. (2022). Assessing perceived food security among British Columbian rural and urban residents.

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In Canada, food security is a key determinant of public health. Food insecurity is an issue faced by 1 in 8 Canadians, both rural and urban. All communities in Canada face various barriers to achieving food security, however these barriers differ depending on rural or urban residence. High cost of food due to
transportation costs are a significant barrier in rural communities, whereas cost of living is the predominant barrier for urban communities. Throughout rural and urban communities in Canada the establishment of local food initiatives and agricultural programs have aided to alleviate the impact of food
insecurity. This project aims to gauge the perception of food security among rural and urban communities in British Columbia. Understanding how individuals perceive their own food security will help guide policy and decision making to ameliorate food security in British Columbia., food security, rural, urban, British Columbia, food insecurity

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Title: Assessing perceived food security among British Columbian rural and urban residents
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Subject: Food security, Food security--British Columbia, Food supply, Rural health, Survey findings, Urban health
Description: In Canada, food security is a key determinant of public health. Food insecurity is an issue faced by 1 in 8 Canadians, both rural and urban. All communities in Canada face various barriers to achieving food security, however these barriers differ depending on rural or urban residence. High cost of food due to transportation costs are a significant barrier in rural communities, whereas cost of living is the predominant barrier for urban communities. Throughout rural and urban communities in Canada the establishment of local food initiatives and agricultural programs have aided to alleviate the impact of food insecurity. This project aims to gauge the perception of food security among rural and urban communities in British Columbia. Understanding how individuals perceive their own food security will help guide policy and decision making to ameliorate food security in British Columbia., food security, rural, urban, British Columbia, food insecurity
Publisher: British Columbia Institute of Technology
Contributor: DeBoer, Zoë (author), Chen, Dale (thesis advisor), British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Health Sciences (Degree granting institution)
Date: 2022
Type: Text, Research paper/project
Format: electronic, 18 pages
Identifier: repository:2047, u2: Environmental Public Health
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Language: eng
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Coverage: British Columbia
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, © Zoë DeBoer, 2022. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright heron may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means – graphics, electronic, or mechanical including photocopying, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems – without written permission of the author., http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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