Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 22, 2025

Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors
Published on: January 25, 2018
COVID-19 and food insecurity in the Blackfeet Tribal Community
Neha A John-Henderson1,2, Benjamin J Oosterhoff1, Lester R Johnson2
1Department of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT USA.
Abstract:
To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in the Blackfeet American Indian Tribal Community. American Indian adults residing on the Blackfeet reservation in Northwest Montana (n = 167) participated in a longitudinal survey across 4 months during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 24, 2020- November 30, 2020). Participants reported on demographics and food insecurity. We examined trajectories of food insecurity alongside COVID-19 incidence. While food insecurity was high in the Blackfeet community preceding the pandemic, 79% of our sample reported significantly greater food insecurity at the end of the study. Blackfeet women were more likely to report higher levels of food insecurity and having more people in the household predicted higher food insecurity. Longitudinal data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already high levels of food insecurity in the Blackfeet community. Existing programs and policies are inadequate to address this public health concern in AI tribal communities.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Threats to Biodiversity
Pulmonary Tuberculosis I
Causative Organism
The primary infectious agent causing tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a slow-growing, acid-fast, aerobic rod that exhibits sensitivity to heat and ultraviolet light. Instances of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium contributing to the development of TB infection are rare.
Mode of...
Responses to Drought and Flooding
Metabolic States of the Body: Fasting and Starvation
What is Climate?
Impact of Social Context on Individuals

