Health Equity Impact Assessment for UBC’s Meal Share
department or school: Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
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contributor: University of British Columbia. Faculty of Land and Food Systems
contributor: University of British Columbia. UBC Wellbeing
contributor: University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning
creator: Chan, Rachel
creator: Cui, Betty
creator: Hsu, Fang-Yu
creator: Kwasniak, Anna
creator: Meng, Kiki
creator: Perera, Malki
issued: 2021-07-13T18:43:08Z
issued: 2021-04-12
description: Currently, over 30% of UBC students are food insecure mainly due to high tuition and low income. Food insecurity compromises students’ physical and mental health, and contributes to social exclusion, stigma, and poor diet quality. Food insecurity also disproportionately affects international students, transgender/nonbinary individuals, those with underlying health conditions, and students using student loans. Our group partnered with the UBC Food Security Initiative to conduct a Health Equity Impact Assessment for the UBC Meal Share Program. The goal of the project is to improve food security of equity-seeking groups at UBC through the Meal Share Program. We conducted focus groups discussion with food-insecure UBC Thunderbirds residents to investigate the potential unintended negative and positive health impacts of the UBC Meal Share Program. Participants’ discussion provided the foundation for the Health Equity Impact Assessment. Through the Health Equity Impact Assessment, we hope to increase the Food Security Initiative’s knowledge on the health impacts of and factors promoting participation in the UBC Meal Share Program. Beyond our project, it is hoped that the UBC Meal Share Program would implement more equity-based measures to improve program equity so that the Program can reach people who need it the most. To achieve our objectives, we reviewed literature, conducted focus groups with UBC students, and consulted with a program strategist from a similar program, Swipe Out Hunger. We found that focus group participants appreciated the low-barrier and stigma-free nature of the Meal Share Program. However, most would appreciate more flexibility in the funding source and more extensive promotion of the program. To evaluate our focus group question, we consulted with the Project Manager of the Food Security Initiative and Program Strategist at Swipe Out Hunger, for their feedback. To evaluate our focus group interviews, we assessed the number of participants reached…
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note: Health Equity Impact Assessment for UBC’s Meal Share Prepared by: Rachel Chan, Betty Cui, Fang-Yu Hsu, Anna Kwasniak, Kiki Meng, Malki Perera Prepared for: UBC Food Security Initiative Course Code: FNH 473 University of British Columbia Date: 12 April 2021 Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student research project and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore, readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Sustainability Program representative about the current status of the subject matter of a report”. University of British Columbia Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Sustainability Program Student Research Report 1 Health Equity Impact Assessment for UBC’s Meal Share Program: SEEDS/UBC Food Security Initiative FNH 473 CBEL Project April 12th, 2021 Client Organization: Food Security Initiative Partner Information: Sara Kozicky (Food Security Initiative), Nelly Leo (SEEDS) Teaching Team: Dr. Gail Hammond, Kelsey Cochrane Project Team Member: Rachel Chan, Betty Cui, Fang-Yu Hsu, Anna Kwasniak, Kiki Meng, Malki Perera 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 4 Introduction 5 Problems & Behaviours Contributing to Problems 6 Mediating Factors 8 Community Assets 9 Project Goals & Objectives 12 Outputs 13 I. Health Impacts (for short-term objective 1) 13 II. Factors that Promote or Discourage Participation (for short-term objective 2) 15 Evaluation Plan 17 Short-Term Outcomes 17 Medium-Term Outcomes 18 Long-Term Outcomes 18 Conclusions 19 Authors’ Contributions 20 References 22 Appendices 26 Appendix A: Recruitment 26 Appendix B: Application & Closing Surveys 27 Appendix C: Consent…
has type: Report
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0400172
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Undergraduate
is part of: UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
is part of: University of British Columbia. FNH 473
subject: Finance
subject: Food
subject: Health
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78954