Food and healing: an urban community food security assessment for the North End of Winnipeg

Zurba, Melanie; Islam, Durdana; Smith, Dori; Thompson, Shirley

doi:10.1080/17535069.2012.691624

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“…having a place to cook) and talked about their overall need to access foods, which also connected them with health (HIV) programs and services that were offered in the same places as food banks. A community food security assessment by Zurba et al in Manitoba’s main urban centre (Winnipeg) found that access to healthy and culturally appropriate foods was connected to reducing drug use and other social determinants of health, and was important for overall emotional well-being [ 50 ]. Education was also an important factor in HIV prevention and well-being following diagnosis.…”

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A qualitative study on the intersectional social determinants for indigenous people who become infected with HIV in their youth

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Int J Equity Health

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BackgroundIndigenous young people are currently highly overrepresented in the HIV epidemic in Canada, especially in the Prairie Provinces, such as Manitoba. Understanding HIV-vulnerability in Indigenous peoples must begin with understanding that social determinants are intersectional and linked to the historical legacy of European colonization. In this paper findings that detail the influence of the intersectional social determinants on Indigenous people who become infected with HIV in their youth are presented.MethodsThe qualitative research design of phenomenology was used as it afforded the opportunity to understand Indigenous young people from their frames of reference and experiences of reality, resulting in a phenomenological understanding of their perspectives and experiences of the early years of living with HIV. A total of 21 Indigenous young people took part open-ended interviews.ResultsThe stories that the Indigenous young people shared revealed their deeply interconnected social worlds, and how social determinants including abuse, trauma, being part of the child welfare system, and housing and food security were connected throughout various stages of their lives. Such stages included childhood, adolescence and young adulthood (the time of HIV infection), and later adulthood for older participants with the social determinants having multiple influences on their health trajectories.ConclusionsThe findings highlight the need for policies and programs that are broadly focused, addressing multiple social determinants together. Overall, there needs to be more emphasis on the multiple social determinants in the life situations of all Indigenous youth. Reducing the health and social disparities in Indigenous youth is key to reducing the number of young Indigenous people diagnosed with HIV. The findings also shed light on the importance of listening to young Indigenous people who have experienced HIV diagnosis and life following diagnosis.

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A qualitative study on the intersectional social determinants for indigenous people who become infected with HIV in their youth

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Zurba

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“…Food reduction strategies to cope with food insecurity and hunger were higher among those living in urban areas than rural and proposed explanations for this included differences in social support networks and barriers to food access such as proximity to food outlets [74]. Zurba et al [75] found that all of the participants in their study were concerned with drug and alcohol addiction for youth in their community, and the relationship between addiction and healthy eating.…”

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“…Due to the "cultural specific beliefs and behaviours" that they found among their research participants, Kerpan et al [71] note that programming for urban Indigenous youth cannot be designed from general research conducted among the non-Indigenous population. Zurba et al [75] noted that the nutrition-emotion nexus of food security needs and gender aspects of food issues need to be better incorporated into programming. The link between food programming and IFS was noted in two studies [63,73], with the latter noting that good food programs can empower Indigenous people, increase capacity, reconnect people with cultural practices, and may even facilitate the decolonization process and make food sovereignty possible.…”

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“…However, some people viewed this shift as positive vis-à-vis food access on-reserve, where food was less available and affordable. One study discussed the importance of the link between unhealthy food choices and emotional ties to certain foods, and family belief systems around food for those who are food insecure [75].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are various food programs that cater to or are accessed by Indigenous people, including: cooking programs [60,69]; supplemental food programs [61,65]; emergency food programs [70][71][72]; innovative healing programs [75]; gardening and eating programs [63,66,73]; and school food programs [71]. For households forced to rely on supplemental and emergency food programs, concern was expressed about the quality and quantity of the food provided [65,71], and that children raised on foods from food banks and other food provisioning sources may develop unhealthy food preferences [65].…”

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Food and healing: an urban community food security assessment for the North End of Winnipeg

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

A qualitative study on the intersectional social determinants for indigenous people who become infected with HIV in their youth

A qualitative study on the intersectional social determinants for indigenous people who become infected with HIV in their youth

Eating in the City: A Review of the Literature on Food Insecurity and Indigenous People Living in Urban Spaces

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