Tag: Insecurity
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Millions of families in the U.S. experience food insecurity, report finds : Shots
[ad_1] The increase in food insecurity in 2022 reverses a decade-long decline in the number of U.S. households experiencing hunger. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The increase in food insecurity in 2022 reverses a decade-long decline in the number of U.S. households experiencing hunger. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Just putting three…
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Rental insecurity and unaffordability driving negative health outcomes, study finds
[ad_1] Key PointsA joint Australian-UK study has found people in the private rental market age faster than homeowners.Researchers found rental insecurity and unaffordability were driving contributors to negative health outcomes.The study found improving rental conditions had a measurable, positive effect on health. Housing unaffordability not only harms people’s finances but also their health, with people…
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Food insecurity making life stressful for some Calgarians
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Oct 09, 2023 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 8 minute read More than 45 per cent of Canadians said cost had become a priority over nutritional value in their grocery shopping. Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images Article content Thursday was Jack Lynch’s mom’s birthday.…
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Job insecurity ‘undermines’ voting and political participation
[ad_1] Workers who suffer from job insecurity, have non-permanent contracts, or work informally are less satisfied with the functioning of democracy, according to a new report by the EU agency Eurofound. “They are less likely to vote in elections and less likely to participate in demonstrations — an indicator of disengagement,” says the report entitled…
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CHARLEBOIS: Weaponizing food insecurity, again
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists The termination of the Black Sea grain deal would threaten global food security and stability Published Jul 18, 2023 • 2 minute read A combine harvests wheat on a field near Novosofiivka village, Mykolaiv region on July 4, 2023. Russia refused to extend a deal on July 17, 2023 to…
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After a Decade, Food Insecurity is Back Across Asia
[ad_1] After a decade or so during which meals insecurity had slipped into the background in Asia, the Covid-19 coronavirus disaster, the consequences of local weather change, inflation, biodiversity loss, and different points have returned to middle stage, with the UN’s Meals and Agriculture Group estimating that 418 million folks in Asia have been undernourished,…