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

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 1925 - 1929
• Main Authors: Park, Jin K, Yi, Stella S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...