Shifting Discourse and Practice on Food Banks: Insights from a Community–University Partnership

Dodd, Warren; Nelson, Erin

doi:10.1007/s11266-018-0012-0

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“…However, the general lack of evidence on which AFI approaches are the most effective, acceptable and sustainable in post-secondary institutions is a major gap that impedes identification of best practices and is a barrier to implementation. The small number of studies identified in this review was particularly striking given the comparatively large body of evidence on food hubs and AFIs in community settings [ 26 , 27 ]. Future research that describes processes related to developing, implementing and evaluating on-campus food security initiatives is critical to supporting broader institutional initiatives to improve food security among students.…”

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Food Hubs as a Means to Promote Food Security in Post-Secondary Institutions: A Scoping Review

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An estimated 20 to 50% of post-secondary students experience food insecurity. Students who are food insecure are more likely to have poor health and lower academic performance relative to food secure peers. Food hubs are physical or digital spaces that provide access to food initiatives and wraparound programs such as employment placement or income support are increasingly of interest as a means to respond to food insecurity. We conducted a scoping review to identify best practices and effective approaches to food hubs that promote food security in post-secondary institutions in North America. The Medline, Embase, CAB Direct and Web of Science databases were searched. A total of 4637 articles were identified and screened by two reviewers. Four articles were included. They encompassed a mix of interventions: a campus pantry and garden, a food rescue program, food literacy-based curriculum and a toolkit to support implementation of interventions on campus. The heterogeneity of studies precluded identification of best practices, but positive impacts of all interventions were noted on metrics such as self-efficacy and greater awareness of food insecurity. The gap in evidence on effective approaches that promote campus food security is a critical barrier to development and implementation of interventions, and should be addressed in future studies.

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Food Hubs as a Means to Promote Food Security in Post-Secondary Institutions: A Scoping Review

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“…For example, Sager and Stephens (2005) found in their study of faith-based meal providers that homeless recipients felt talked down to by volunteers who told them to wait across the street. Dodd and Nelson (2018) found that intake procedures had similar consequences : “It’s wrong what they are doing there. It’s like ‘No!…”

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Bringing Beneficiaries More Centrally Into Nonprofit Management Education and Research

Benjamin

2020

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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In the early 1970s, scholars studying a variety of service organizations realized that beneficiaries were not only external stakeholders who received services but they were also important organizational actors whose participation in the organization affected the organization’s structure, functioning, and outcomes. Tracing these early observations, and the related concepts of coproduction, value cocreation, and partial membership, this article considers why these ideas have not been more central to nonprofit education and research. After offering likely explanations, the article reports results from a systematic literature review in three nonprofit journals. The results show that despite the limited attention to these ideas, research findings reveal that beneficiaries are important organizational actors, whose participation in the nonprofit matters for the work of staff, leaders, and ultimately for social impact. The article concludes with suggestions for bringing beneficiaries more centrally into nonprofit management research and education.

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“…The Guelph CHC provides clinical and community health services with an emphasis on addressing health inequities by targeting vulnerable populations, including those that are low income, in Guelph, located in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. The SEED (capitalized for stylistic purposes; not an acronym) is the food access program of the Guelph CHC dedicated to addressing food insecurity and creating food systems change in Wellington County (19). In 2019, the SEED initiated the Fresh Food Prescription research project (FFRx) in collaboration with healthcare practitioners and staff from the Guelph CHC and academic researchers.…”

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A 52-week fresh food prescribing program reduces food insecurity and improves fruit and vegetable consumption in Ontario, Canada

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Grewal

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Background: Food insecurity is linked with suboptimal diet and comprises an important risk factor for nutrition-related chronic diseases. Fruit and vegetable prescription programs are designed to improve access to healthy foods, but there is limited evidence on the impacts of such programs in the Canadian context. The objective of this study was to assess changes in food security, food consumption, and health among adult participants of a fresh food prescribing program in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Methods: A total of 57 food insecure individuals with ≥ 1 cardio-metabolic condition or micronutrient deficiency received fresh food prescriptions from their healthcare practitioner and received weekly vouchers for an online produce market. We used a single-arm repeated-measures evaluation and paired t-tests to assess changes in food security, food intake, self-reported health, and blood biomarkers of cardio-metabolic, and nutritional health. Linear regression models were used to assess factors associated with change in fruit and vegetable consumption and voucher usage. Results: Food insecurity improved following the proportion of participants classified as severely food insecure fell from 47.4–24.5%. Consumption of fruit, dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, and other vegetables increased during the intervention (p < 0.05). Mean fasting insulin and ascorbic acid levels improved (p < 0.05). Worse food insecurity and lower fruit and vegetable consumption at baseline, as well as more frequent interaction with healthcare providers, were associated with a greater increase in fruit and vegetable consumption from pre- to post-intervention (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Fruit and vegetable prescription programs may improve food security and increase fruit and vegetable consumption, but further research is needed to determine their long-term health impacts.

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Shifting Discourse and Practice on Food Banks: Insights from a Community–University Partnership

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Food Hubs as a Means to Promote Food Security in Post-Secondary Institutions: A Scoping Review

Food Hubs as a Means to Promote Food Security in Post-Secondary Institutions: A Scoping Review

Bringing Beneficiaries More Centrally Into Nonprofit Management Education and Research

A 52-week fresh food prescribing program reduces food insecurity and improves fruit and vegetable consumption in Ontario, Canada

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