Improving the Nutritional Quality of Emergency Food: A Study of Food Bank Organizational Culture, Capacity, and Practices

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-280

  Campbell, Elizabeth Catherine ^a   Ross, Michelle ^a   Webb, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency food programs; food bank; food policy; food security; hunger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY; FOOD; GRAIN; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW FAT DIET; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883639701     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2013.816991     Document Type: Article

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