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A Warm Meal and a Bed: Intersections of Housing and Food Security in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

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  • Christiana Miewald
  • Aleck Ostry

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The purpose of this paper is to highlight the relationships between housing, food security, and health. We begin by reviewing the current literature on the intersections of housing and food security, emphasizing the current gaps in knowledge in the areas of building infrastructure, in-house food programs, and building context for social housing. Derived from the literature review, we present a model designed to highlight the relationships between food, housing, and health. Following this, we provide a case study of housing and food security for residents of the Downtown Eastside. By examining the experiences of residents struggling to find both food and shelter within a very low-income context, we underscore the ways in which food, health, and housing intersect. We conclude by outlining future research directions that will enhance understanding of these intersections.

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  • Christiana Miewald & Aleck Ostry, 2014. "A Warm Meal and a Bed: Intersections of Housing and Food Security in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(6), pages 709-729, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:29:y:2014:i:6:p:709-729
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2014.920769
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    1. Julia Corey & James Lyons & Austin O’Carroll & Richie Stafford & Jo-Hanna Ivers, 2022. "A Scoping Review of the Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons Experiencing Homelessness in North America and Europe," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-30, March.
    2. Herault, Nicolas & Ribar, David C., 2017. "Food insecurity and homelessness in the Journeys Home survey," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 52-66.
    3. Miewald, Christiana & McCann, Eugene & Temenos, Cristina & McIntosh, Alison, 2019. "“I do my best to eat while I'm using”: Mapping the foodscapes of people living with HIV/AIDS who use drugs," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 226(C), pages 96-103.
    4. Christina M Pollard & Sue Booth, 2019. "Food Insecurity and Hunger in Rich Countries—It Is Time for Action against Inequality," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-13, May.

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