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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Food insecurity among older adult Asian Americans: concerning trends

Public Health Nutrition
Objective: Little is known about food insecurity in Asian Americans (AA). We examined age/ethnic subgroup differences in food insecurity among AA in California.
Lilly Nhan, Lisa G. Rosas, Lan Xiao, Wei-ting Chen, May Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the prevalence of hunger and food insecurity: The validity of questionnaire-based measures for the identification of households [PDF]

This study had three objectives: (1) to assess the validity of questionnaire-based measures in identifying households experiencing hunger and food insecurity, (2) to examine the interrelationships of different questionnaire-based measures, and (3) to ...
A. G. Colmenares, A. Kendall, B. S. Rauschenbach, C. M. Olson, E. A. Frongillo   +4 more
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Identifying Food Insecurity and Increasing Access to Nutrition in Brandon, VT [PDF]

, 2018
Food insecurity is a significant problem in Vermont affecting over 10% of the population in 2016. Access to nutrition is an important social determinant of health with long term implications for our communities. In order to increase awareness of existing
Reibel, Jacob B
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Food banks in schools in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the number and distribution of food banks in schools in England. Drawing on a novel source of nationally representative data, we show that one in five schools operate a food bank. This amounts to over 4000 school‐based food banks across the country.
William Baker, George Leckie, Cathryn Knight   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refugees, Food Insecurity, and Community Gardens [PDF]

, 2011
Nearly nine in ten resettled refugee households endure food insecurity, meaning that they are without “access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” Because western New York resettles hundreds of refugees per year ...
Rolston, Dorian
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Our World, Our Futures: A dialogic approach to environmental literacy and global citizenship education in primary schools in the Maldives and England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Environmental literacy and global citizenship education (GCE) are necessary to the development of a fairer, more peaceful and more sustainable world, but teachers frequently lack practical examples of their implementation in the classroom.
Claire Lee, Aminath Shiyama, Fathimath Shafeeqa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tackling household food insecurity: An essential goal of a national food policy

Canadian Food Studies, 2018
Eradicating household food insecurity is essential to the articulated vision of a national food policy that aims to promote healthy living and safe food for families across the country.
Naomi Dachner, Valerie Tarasuk
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Do Food Prices Affect Food Security? Evidence from the CPS 2002-2006 [PDF]

In this paper, we estimate the effect of food prices on food insecurity for SNAP recipients using data from the Current Population Survey and the recently published Quarterly Food At Home Price Database.
Coleman-Jensen, Alisha, Gregory, Christian A.   +1 more
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No. 13: The Growth of Food Banking in Cities of the Global South [PDF]

, 2018
As the number and size of food banks increase globally, it is critical to research how food banks fit into existing food systems and their role in reducing food insecurity and food waste.
Warshawsky, Daniel N.
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