Browsing by Subject "Food poverty"

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    • Food poverty among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 13. 

      Callaghan, Mary (HBSC Ireland, 2012)
      HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 20.9% of schoolchildren in Ireland report going to school or bed hungry because there is not enough food at home. This figure represents a slight increase from 16.6% in 2006. More boys ...

    • Food poverty and health among schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. 

      Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette; Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2007)
      Objectives - To investigate the relationships between food poverty and food consumption, health and life satisfaction among schoolchildren. Design - Analysis of the 2002 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) ...

    • Food poverty in rural Ireland. 

      Friel, Sharon; Harrington, Janas (Cambridge University Press, 2002-06)
      One of the main characteristics of poverty in rural ireland is its seemingly invisible nature. Rural areas, unlike some urban areas, do not present homogenous areas of advantage and disadvantage, they are diverse and the ...

    • Towards understanding food poverty among Irish Children. 

      Molcho, Michal; Kelly, Colette (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-04)
      Food proverty and food insufficiency are important public health issues, frequently linked to poverty and deprivation. However, research on the nature, extent, epidemiology and etiology of food poverty in childhood is ...

    • What is the extent of food poverty in Ireland? 

      Friel, Sharon (Oxford Journals Online, 2004-01)
      For the first time in Ireland this study seeks to locate food poverty within a social exclusion framework wherein the inabili ty to enjoy an adequate and nutritious diet impacts on both health and well-being of individuals ...