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Associations between household food insecurity and health outcomes in the Aboriginal population (excluding reserves)

Publication: Health Reports 2011:22(2)

Authors: Noreen Willows, Paul Veugelers, Kim Raine and Stefan Kuhle

Data: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey—Nutrition

The authors of this study used data from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey—Nutrition to examine the relationships between household food security and self-reported health, well-being and health behaviours in a sample of 837 Aboriginal adults living off reserve.

An estimated 29% of Aboriginal people aged 18 or older lived in food-insecure households. Compared with their counterparts in food-secure households, they were more likely to report poor general and mental health, life dissatisfaction, a very weak sense of community belonging, high stress and cigarette smoking. When age, gender and household education were taken into account, respondents from food-insecure households had significantly higher odds of poor general health, high stress, life dissatisfaction, and a very weak community belonging.

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For information about this article, contact Noreen Willows (780-492-3989; Noreen.willows@ualberta.ca), University of Alberta.