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An Exploration of the Unprecedented Decline in the Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2007-2012

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  • Rachel Loopstra
  • Naomi Dachner
  • Valerie Tarasuk

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From 2007 to 2011, the prevalence of household food insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador fell from 15.7 to 10.6 percent. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, we undertook exploratory analyses to identify potential drivers of this unprecedented decline. We found that the decrease could in part be attributed to shifts in household income, but it also reflected a dramatic decline in food insecurity among social assistance recipients. While food insecurity rose in the province overall in 2012, it continued to decline among households receiving social assistance, possibly reflecting the cumulative impact of changes introduced through the province's poverty reduction strategy.

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  • Rachel Loopstra & Naomi Dachner & Valerie Tarasuk, 2015. "An Exploration of the Unprecedented Decline in the Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2007-2012," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 41(3), pages 191-206, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:41:y:2015:i:3:p:191-206
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2014-080
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    1. Lesia Kinach & Kate Parizeau & Evan D. G. Fraser, 2020. "Do food donation tax credits for farmers address food loss/waste and food insecurity? A case study from Ontario," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 37(2), pages 383-396, June.
    2. Craig Gundersen & Brent Kreider & John Pepper & Valerie Tarasuk, 2017. "Food assistance programs and food insecurity: implications for Canada in light of the mixing problem," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 52(3), pages 1065-1087, May.
    3. Schwartz, Naomi & Tarasuk, Valerie & Buliung, Ron & Wilson, Kathi, 2019. "Mobility impairments and geographic variation in vulnerability to household food insecurity," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
    4. Angela Daley & Sujita Pandey & Shelley Phipps & Barry Watson, 2024. "From the Food Mail Program to Nutrition North Canada: The impact on food insecurity among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous families with children," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 57(1), pages 27-54, February.

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