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DOI	10.1177/2158244014567401
	The Socio-Economic and Physical Contributors to Food Insecurity in a Rural Community
	Le, Quynh; Auckland, Stuart; Nguyen, Hoang Boi; Murray, Sandra; Long, Gretchen; Terry, Daniel R.
通讯作者	Le, Q
来源期刊	SAGE OPEN
ISSN	2158-2440
出版年	2015
卷号	5 期号:1
英文摘要	Australia is considered a highly food-secure nation; however, this is not always the case for every individual, household, and community. This article examines the physical and financial access to food of the population of Dorset, a rural municipality in North East Tasmania (Australia); the impact that socio-economic factors have on their food security; and the coping strategies they use when food shortages occur. A mixed-methods approach was used: Quantitative data were collected through the Tasmanian Household Food Security Survey and qualitative data through nine community focus groups conducted throughout the Dorset municipality. A total of 364 respondents (response rate 63%) completed the survey. Two main themes were identified within the data: food availability and food access. Food availability considered food origin, sustainability, and food production, whereas food access considered physical access, financial access, and other access issues such as awareness, skills, cultural preferences, and social support. The data revealed the wide-ranging effects of the importation of cheaper food alternatives, which had long-term implications not only on individuals' health but also on the economic health of the community. A number of respondents indicated they were at times unable to buy nutritious foods due to limited finances, which led some to go without food or use other strategies to feed themselves. This study highlights the inappropriateness of the continuation of individual behavior change as a policy focus, as many of the problems facing communities are beyond individual abilities. Thus, the implications for policy from this study are centered on providing further support for strategies that focus on ensuring equity and food security for all, particularly the rural inhabitants of many food-secure nations.
英文关键词	rural community food security accessibility affordability coping strategies
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold, Green Published
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000369476300014
WOS关键词	AVAILABILITY ; CONSUMPTION ; DESERTS ; FRUIT
WOS类目	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Social Sciences - Other Topics
Scopus学科分类	Univ Tasmania, Launceston, Tas 7250, Australia.
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331203
作者单位	[Le, Quynh] Univ Tasmania, Ctr Rural Hlth, Locked Bag 1372, Launceston, Tas 7250, Australia; [Le, Quynh; Auckland, Stuart; Nguyen, Hoang Boi; Murray, Sandra] Univ Tasmania, Launceston, Tas 7250, Australia; [Long, Gretchen] North East Soldiers Mem Hosp, Scottsdale, Tas, Australia; [Terry, Daniel R.] Univ Melbourne, Shepparton, Vic, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Le, Quynh,Auckland, Stuart,Nguyen, Hoang Boi,et al. The Socio-Economic and Physical Contributors to Food Insecurity in a Rural Community[J],2015,5(1).
APA	Le, Quynh,Auckland, Stuart,Nguyen, Hoang Boi,Murray, Sandra,Long, Gretchen,&Terry, Daniel R..(2015).The Socio-Economic and Physical Contributors to Food Insecurity in a Rural Community.SAGE OPEN,5(1).
MLA	Le, Quynh,et al."The Socio-Economic and Physical Contributors to Food Insecurity in a Rural Community".SAGE OPEN 5.1(2015).