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Food banking and emergency food aid: expanding the definition of local food environments and systems. 2019

Claire Thompson, and Dianna Smith, and Steven Cummins

Department of Public Health, Environment and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK. claire.thompson@lshtm.ac.uk.

If current trends in food insecurity continue then the diets of low-income people may become characterised by the inclusion of significant amounts of donated and surplus food accessed via the third-sector. These developments have yet to be integrated into macro models and concepts of the food environment. Addressing this caveat is necessary in order to both help build an evidence base to challenge policies that exacerbate the drivers of food insecurity and to inform interventions aimed at improving the diets of disadvantaged populations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011203	Poverty	A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.	Federal Poverty Level,Federal Poverty Threshold,Indigency,Low-Income Population,Absolute Poverty,Extreme Poverty,Indigents,Low Income Population,Federal Poverty Levels,Indigent,Level, Federal Poverty,Low Income Populations,Low-Income Populations,Population, Low Income,Population, Low-Income,Poverty Level, Federal,Poverty Threshold, Federal,Poverty, Absolute,Poverty, Extreme
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D005523	Food Supply	The production and movement of food items from point of origin to use or consumption.	Food Supply Chain,Chain, Food Supply,Food Supplies,Food Supply Chains,Supplies, Food,Supply Chain, Food,Supply Chains, Food,Supply, Food
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D035862	Vulnerable Populations	Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT.	Disadvantaged Populations,Patients, Underserved,Populations, Underserved,Sensitive Population Groups,Sensitive Populations,Disadvantaged Population,Patient, Underserved,Population Group, Sensitive,Population, Disadvantaged,Population, Sensitive,Population, Underserved,Population, Vulnerable,Sensitive Population,Sensitive Population Group,Underserved Patient,Underserved Patients,Underserved Population,Underserved Populations,Vulnerable Population
D063105	Food Assistance	Food or financial assistance for food given to those in need.	Food Aid Program,Food Aid Programs,Food Assistance Programs,Food Stamp Program,Food Stamps,SNAP Program,Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.),Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,WIC Program,Women, Infants, and Children Program,Aid Program, Food,Aid Programs, Food,Assistance Program, Food,Assistance Programs, Food,Assistance, Food,Food Assistance Program,Food Stamp,Food Stamp Programs,Program, Food Aid,Program, Food Assistance,Program, Food Stamp,Program, SNAP,Program, WIC,Programs, Food Aid,Programs, Food Assistance,Programs, Food Stamp,Programs, SNAP,Programs, WIC,SNAP Programs,Stamp Program, Food,Stamp Programs, Food,Stamp, Food,Stamps, Food,WIC Programs