Food Insecurity and Public Health

Book Overview

This book provides an evidence-based discussion of the impacts of food insecurity on public health as well as interventions to mitigate these issues. In addition, it reviews the conceptual framework behind interactions of food insecurity and health. Chapters cover food security and food sovereignty, measuring food security, food insecurity as it relates to health and nutrition, and gender issues.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466599057
• ISBN13: 9781466599055
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"