Food recovery and produce distribution as a system strategy for increasing access to healthy food among populations experiencing food insecurity: lessons for post-pandemic planning.

Autor:	Palimaru AI; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA., Caldwell JI; Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Cohen DA; Kaiser Permanente Research and Evaluation, Pasadena, CA, USA., Shah D; Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Kuo T; Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Population Health Program, UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Global health promotion [Glob Health Promot] 2024 Mar; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 25-35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 04.
DOI:	10.1177/17579759231193354
Abstrakt:	Using data from an intercept survey of 428 adults who received free surplus produce at five distribution sites and qualitative data from 15 interviews with site personnel, we examined facilitators (e.g. community partnerships, coalition support) and challenges (e.g. limited refrigerated storage, lack of transportation infrastructure) to operating a food recovery and distribution program in Los Angeles County. Overall, this food system intervention appeared to fill an unmet need for recipients, nearly 80% of whom were food insecure and 60% visited a site several months/year or monthly. For many living in this county's underserved communities, this effort was instrumental in increasing access to healthy food before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. To sustain/expand this program's reach, local governments and food assistance programs should provide greater coordination and oversight, and invest more resources into this food recovery and distribution infrastructure. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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