再安置后的粮食不安全:阿富汗难民和新环境的挑战
Zahra Goliaei1, Mariaelena Gonzalez2, Karina Diaz Rios2
1Public Health Program, College of Education and Health Science, Touro University of California, Vallejo, CA 94592, USA.
概括
在美国重新安置的阿富汗难民因环境和个人障碍而面临粮食不安全. 解决粮食获取,文化适当性和支持系统对于缓解这些挑战至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 食品安全研究 食品安全研究
背景情况:
- 阿富汗持续的战争和人道主义危机给阿富汗人民带来了食物供应的挑战.
- 最近在美国重新安置的阿富汗难民在新环境中遇到难以获得足够和营养食物的困难.
- 这项研究专门调查了加利福尼亚州圣若金山谷的阿富汗难民的粮食获取和不安全状况.
研究的目的:
- 检查阿富汗难民在重新安置后所经历的粮食不安全的多方面的决定因素.
- 确定环境,结构和个人因素,影响这个弱势群体的食物获取.
主要方法:
- 员工半结构化,深度采访. 工作人员半结构化,深度采访.
- 从关键信息提供者和新抵达的阿富汗难民那里收集数据,以收集生活经验和观点.
主要成果:
- 环境和结构因素对粮食不安全有重大影响,包括杂货店的可用性,文化/宗教适当食品的可用性,公共利益的获取和公共交通.
- 个人因素,如宗教/文化习惯,财务限制和语言障碍,是重新安置后粮食不安全的主要决定因素.
- 确定了阻止阿富汗难民获得充足和营养食物的关键障碍.
结论:
- 建议包括在美国食品系统中增加文化/宗教适当食品的可访问性和可负担性.
- 加强社区志愿者和安置组织之间的合作对于直接帮助新家庭至关重要.
- 建议持续获得公共福利,并持续审查粮食不安全及其对该人口的健康影响.
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