Public policy interventions to mitigate household food insecurity in Canada: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this systematic review is to synthesise the evidence on public policy interventions and their ability to reduce household food insecurity (HFI) in Canada.

Design

Four databases were searched up to October 2023. Only studies that reported on public policy interventions that might reduce HFI were included, regardless of whether that was the primary purpose of the study. Title and abstract screening, full-text screening, data extraction, risk of bias and certainty of the evidence assessments were conducted by two reviewers.

Results

Seventeen relevant studies covering three intervention categories were included: income supplementation, housing assistance programmes and food retailer subsidies. Income supplementation had a positive effect on redu

SUBMITTER: Idzerda L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966928 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature