Transportation and language access as crucial pillars for an immigrant-inclusive 21st-century food security program

Though food insecurity has long been recognised to impact health, population-specific determinants of food insecurity have recently been studied systematically as an important public health concern. Indeed, while immigrant populations face particular challenges to equitable access to the food system...

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Published inPublic health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 1925 - 1929
Main Authors Park, Jin K, Yi, Stella S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2023
Subjects
Asian Americans
Commentary
COVID-19
Emigrants and Immigrants
Food
Food deserts
Food Insecurity
Food Security
Food Supply
Humans
Immigrant health
Language
Language access
Minority & ethnic groups
Nutrition
Populations
Public health
Public Policies
Transportation
United States > US
New York City New York
Immigrant health
Food insecurity
Transportation
Language access
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Summary:Though food insecurity has long been recognised to impact health, population-specific determinants of food insecurity have recently been studied systematically as an important public health concern. Indeed, while immigrant populations face particular challenges to equitable access to the food system, many of these concerns have not been systematically described. To this end, we critically review recent work that demonstrates the importance of transportation and language access as independent determinants of access to food for immigrant populations. Furthermore, we highlight proposals to mitigate barriers to access, including both academic and community-driven approaches to create overlapping institutional commitments for inclusive policymaking that meets the specific needs of diverse populations.
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ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980023000575