Special Issue "The Social Environmental Impact on Food Insecurity"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Federico Roncarolo
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Guest Editor
School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3N 1X9, Canada
Interests: social and health inequalities; food insecurity; community approaches

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 syndemic is exacerbating existing social and health inequalities around the world. Food insecurity rates are increasing and, once again, the most vulnerable part of the population is paying the highest price. The association between food insecurity status and social environment is becoming more and more evident in this time of crisis. While food insecurity is clearly rooted in a lack of affordable housing, child care, health care, and social welfare policies, the relationship between social capital (social connections and networks) and food insecurity has not been investigated thoroughly. COVID-related lockdowns are challenging and reshaping the food access strategies of people, especially those who are food insecure. In spring 2020, empty supermarket shelves and the rationing of basic commodities as well as the closure or shifting strategies of food pantries affected people’s food access in a situation of food insecurity. In order to access food, people with food insecurity have likely increased their exposure to COVID-19. COVID-19-positive subjects may be unable to work, generate income, and procure food while quarantined, which exacerbates food insecurity.

This Special Issue focuses on the impact of social environment factors on food insecurity. Given the timely moment, this Special Issue offers the opportunity to integrate or analyze, from a different angle, some associations that are becoming crucial in understanding and facing food insecurity. 

Dr. Federico Roncarolo

Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • food security
  • food insecurity
  • food access
  • food supply
  • social environment
  • social capital
  • social determinants of health
  • social cohesion
  • food pantries
  • food systems

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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