Affordability of a nutritious diet for income assistance recipients in Nova scotia (2002-2010)

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-188

  Williams, Patricia L ^a   Watt, Cynthia G ^a   Amero, Michelle ^b   Anderson, Barbara J ^c   Blum, Ilya ^a   Green Lapierre, Rebecca ^a   Johnson, Christine P ^d   Reimer, Debra E ^e  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^c ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Kids Action Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Food costing; Food security; Income assistance; Nutrition policy; Poverty; Social assistance; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTHY DIET; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; NUTRITION POLICY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOM SAMPLE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 84864664006     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403810     Document Type: Article

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