Rights-based approaches to addressing food poverty and food insecurity in Ireland and UK

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-51

  Dowler, Elizabeth A ^a   O'Connor, Deirdre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food poverty; Ireland; Right to food; Right to health; UK

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ARTICLE; COST; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POVERTY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN RIGHTS; IRELAND; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIGHT TO FOOD; RIGHT TO HEALTH; SALARY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84455208307     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.036     Document Type: Article

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