Living Conditions, Nutrition and Health Among Indigenous Peoples and Other Ethnic Minorities
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food insecurity; health Inequities; nutrition assessment; nutrition; nutritional assessment of communities; health of indigenous people; ethnic and racial minorities; racism
Interests: nutrition and health of indigenous peoples; food and nutritional insecurity; food and nutritional surveillance; health inequities; rural work
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Indigenous peoples and several other ethnic groups have social, cultural, economic, and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Despite being called 'minorities', it is estimated that they make up 10% of the entire population worldwide. They are different ethnic groups with distinct sociocultural riches and different ways of relating to the land and subsistence. However, in most places around the world, indigenous peoples and other ethnic groups face major social, health-related, and nutrition problems that are much more severe when compared to the general population. These are social inequalities that directly affect the health, food, nutrition, and living conditions of these people and that are often related to the historical and social process in which many of these groups have lived over the years.
Aiming to give visibility to this debate, to have a space for methodological dissemination and create scientific knowledge dissemination space, this Special Issue also aims to open future proposals for debates and future implementations of specific public policies, especially with the participation of representatives of indigenous people and other ethnic minorities. We look forward to your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Aline Alves Ferreira
Prof. Dr. Verônica Gronau Luz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indigenous peoples
- ethnic and racial minorities
- health of indigenous peoples
- diet, food, and nutrition
- social conditions
- social determinants of health
- health inequities
- food security
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