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Examining Food Security, Choices and Barriers among Community Supported Agriculture participants during COVID- 19 in Kentucky.

JungHee KangJulie DerringerAnna RoseDawn P BrewerMisook ChungTerry A LennieGia Mudd-MartinTimothy A WoodsMartha J Biddle
Published in: Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition (2021)
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging food security. Our study's purpose was to examine relationships among food security status, eating patterns and perceived barriers to food choices among shareholders (N= 209) in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program during stay-at-home restrictions due to the pandemic. The food insecure group (n= 33) reported lower consumption of fruits/vegetables, whole grains and greater consumption of fast foods and more barriers to food choices compared to the food secure group (p<.05). A low food insecure proportion (16%) among the CSA participants suggests a potential role of a CSA program to prevent food insecurity.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • coronavirus disease
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • climate change
  • physical activity
  • quality improvement
  • public health
  • sars cov
  • social support
  • heavy metals
  • health risk