Barriers to college student food access: a scoping review examining policies, systems, and the environment.

ABSTRACT: College student food insecurity (FI) is a public health concern. Programming and policies to support students have expanded but utilisation is often limited. The aim of this study was to summarise the barriers to accessing college FI programming guided by the social ecological model (SEM) framework. A scoping review of peer-reviewed literature included an electronic search conducted in MEDLINE, ERIC, and PubMed databases, with a secondary search in Google Scholar. Of the 138 articles identified, 18 articles met eligibility criteria and were included. Articles primarily encompassed organisational (17/18) level barriers, followed by individual (15/18), relationship (15/18), community (9/18), and policy (6/18) levels. Individual barriers included seve

SUBMITTER: Landry MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428073 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature