Evidence of the Association between Household Food Insecurity and Heating Cost Inflation in Canada, 1998–2001

Emery, J. C. Herbert; Bartoo, Aaron C.; Matheson, Jesse; Ferrer, Ana; Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.; Tarasuk, Valerie; McIntyre, Lynn

doi:10.3138/cpp.38.2.181

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“…Fernández et al [13] finds a relationship between hardship (measured as inability to pay a utility bill), food insecurity, and behavioral problems in children in 20 US cities. This relationship between food security and energy security has similarly been observed in Canada [10].…”

Section: Energy Security and Healthsupporting

confidence: 64%

Exploring the link between energy security and subjective well-being: a study of 22 nations

Mayer

Smith

2019

Energ Sustain Soc

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Background: Energy has long been recognized as foundational for well-being, and recent work, has documented a link between access to energy services and health. In this analysis, we ask how worries about the energy systemin the form of access, cost, reliability, and sustainability-influence self-rated health. Results: Using data from 22 nations and some 30,000 respondents, we find that worries about energy security reduce self-rated health. Partial proportional odds models suggest that this effect varies across thresholds of selfrated health, wherein individuals highly worried about energy security are significantly less likely to report "Very Good" self-rated health. Conclusions: Worries about energy security reduce subjective well-being, suggesting another avenue through which energy relates to human health.

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Section: Energy Security and Healthsupporting

confidence: 64%

Exploring the link between energy security and subjective well-being: a study of 22 nations

Mayer

Smith

2019

Energ Sustain Soc

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“…The proportions were then converted to percentages and represent the percent point reduction in the odds of reporting of each adverse mental health outcome if the respondent’s variable of interest (e.g., movement from severe HFI to food security) were to be changed into the referent group of that variable of interest. While this method of analysis is typically utilized in the study of economics, there has been interest in this technique in the field of public health ( Emery et al, 2012 , Evans et al, 2012 , McIntyre et al, 2016a , McIntyre et al, 2016b ).…”

Section: Statistical Analysesmentioning

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The household food insecurity gradient and potential reductions in adverse population mental health outcomes in Canadian adults

Jessiman-Perreault

McIntyre

2017

SSM - Population Health

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PurposeHousehold food insecurity is related to poor mental health. This study examines whether the level of household food insecurity is associated with a gradient in the risk of reporting six adverse mental health outcomes. This study further quantifies the mental health impact if severe food insecurity, the extreme of the risk continuum, were eliminated in Canada.MethodsUsing a pooled sample of the Canadian Community Health Survey (N = 302,683), we examined the relationship between level of food insecurity, in adults 18–64 years, and reporting six adverse mental health outcomes. We conducted a probit analysis adjusted for multi-variable models, to calculate the reduction in the odds of reporting mental health outcomes that might accrue from the elimination of severe food insecurity.ResultsControlling for various demographic and socioeconomic covariates, a food insecurity gradient was found in six mental health outcomes. We calculated that a decrease between 8.1% and 16.0% in the reporting of these mental health outcomes would accrue if those who are currently severely food insecure became food secure, after controlling for covariates.ConclusionHousehold food insecurity has a pervasive graded negative effect on a variety of mental health outcomes, in which significantly higher levels of food insecurity are associated with a higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes. Reduction of food insecurity, particularly at the severe level, is a public health concern and a modifiable structural determinant of health worthy of macro-level policy intervention.

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“…Yet, food insecurity prevalence rates across Canada are not static, as indicated by the significant increase in prevalence nationally between 200708 and 201112. Food inse curity rates vary in response to changes in macroeconomic conditions 2,3 and policy decisions that impact household finances. 36 Provincial and territorial governments' decisions to opt out of food insecurity measurement impede the use of data by policymakers, public health authorities, and other stakeholders within these jurisdic tions to assess the extent of deprivation in their areas and set evidencebased priori ties for program and policy responses.…”

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Commentary - The case for more comprehensive data on household food insecurity

Tarasuk

Mitchell

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Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can

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Evidence of the Association between Household Food Insecurity and Heating Cost Inflation in Canada, 1998–2001

Cited by 28 publications

References 18 publications

Exploring the link between energy security and subjective well-being: a study of 22 nations

Exploring the link between energy security and subjective well-being: a study of 22 nations

The household food insecurity gradient and potential reductions in adverse population mental health outcomes in Canadian adults

Commentary - The case for more comprehensive data on household food insecurity

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