Partners', Providers', and Rural Older Adults' Perspectives on Minnesota's Emergency Food System Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Our aim was to capture the perspectives of emergency food system (EFS) partners, providers, and rural older adults who receive emergency foods on their experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews with partners in Minnesota's EFS (n = 9), rural emergency food providers (n = 5), and rural older adults who receive emergency food (n = 14) between July 2022 and February 2023. We used template analysis, a rapid qualitative method, to identify recurring perspectives across interviews. The pandemic required shifts in how providers delivered services, but their established networks, their adaptability, and substantial support enabled them to make necessary pivots. Challenges include increasing use with decreasing su

SUBMITTER: Brady PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530316 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature