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Initiatives and exposures associated with food security in remote and isolated communities: a scoping review.

Mallory DrysdaleKelly SkinnerCalin LazarescuAlix CoutureShelley YoungLeanne Idzerda
Published in: Rural and remote health (2024)
Those living in remote and isolated communities are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity and lack of access and availability of healthy foods, which are compounded by a variety of socioeconomic factors. This study highlights the lack of quantitative evaluations of food security initiatives in remote and isolated communities, as well as the wide variety in measured outcomes. Authors of several of the included articles note that community-led initiatives, with strong partnerships and local champions, were recommended in these populations, given the culturally and geographically diverse groups living in remote and isolated areas.
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