First Advisor
Richard Dozal-Lockwood
Date of Award
6-16-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Public Health Studies: Community Health Promotion and University Honors
Department
Health Studies
Language
English
Subjects
Food sovereignty, Food security, Cities and towns, Public health
DOI
10.15760/honors.1065
Abstract
Marginalized urban communities face disproportionate rates of food insecurity related health outcomes and are more likely to lose important connections to traditional and cultural foods. Food sovereignty approaches, including policy changes, decolonized methods and community created perspectives to research and interventions have the potential to impact access to traditional and cultural foods, improving food security and supporting a healthier diet. The evidence in support of a food sovereignty approach to public health research and practice is limited and much of what is known is primarily based on studies at the global level or on rural communities. This systematic literature review determines what evidence exists within the literature about how food sovereignty approaches impact traditional and cultural food access in urban settings. The results are presented using the social-ecological model as a theoretical framework to identify prominent themes in the literature. Themes were determined to exist at each level of the social-ecological model suggesting that food sovereignty approaches may be able to address multiple levels of influence at the same time which is significant for future public health research. Lessons from Indigenous food sovereignty approaches may be useful in understanding how to apply a food sovereignty lens to research and practice intended for non-Indigenous communities. Incorporating cultural knowledge, community based-participatory practices and decolonizing methods were considered to be significant to the findings. Limitations included restrictions to the number of databases searched and determining eligibility due to the singular author and time constraints of the research project.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/35682
Recommended Citation
Kenyon, Stephanie L., "Exploring Connections Between Food Sovereignty, Cultural Food Access and Urban Health Promotion: A Systematic Review of the Literature" (2021). University Honors Theses. Paper 1039.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.1065