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2. Community engagement and the promotion of sustainable diets
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ramsing, Rebecca (author), Chang, Kenjing Bryan (author), Hendrickson, Zoe Mistrale (author), Xu, Zhe (author), Friel, Madison (author), and Calves, Ellen (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-01
- Published:
- United States
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12168
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 10 No 2 (2021)
- Notes:
- 25 pages, Decreasing the consumption of meat and dairy has been identified as an effective strategy for protecting the health of humans and the planet. More specifically, transitioning to diets that are lower in animal-source foods and higher in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains offers a promising opportunity to better align consumer behaviors with contemporary nutritional and ecological goals. However, given the limited understanding of how these changes in dietary behaviors can be best promoted, there is a need to explore the merits of community-based approaches to meat reduction and their capacity to advance more sustainable practices of eating at the individual, household, and community levels. To address this gap in the literature, we surveyed more than 100 American households participating in a communitywide, 12-week-long Meatless Monday challenge and tracked the changes in their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and food choices over a nine-month period. The case study provided herein highlights a number of key findings from our evaluation. Most notably, our results demonstrate the value of community-based efforts in initiating and maintaining dietary behavior change and provide preliminary insights into the unique roles of multilevel interventions and diverse stakeholder engagement in promoting healthier, more sustainable diets.
3. Food insecurity among households with children during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a study among social media users across the United States
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Parekh, Niyati (author), Ali,Shahmir H. (author), O’Connor, Joyce (author), Tozan, Yesim (author), Jones, Abbey M. (author), Capasso, Ariadna (author), Foreman, Joshua (author), and DiClemente, Ralph J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-08-30
- Published:
- UK: BioMed Central
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12844
- Journal Title:
- Nutrition Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 20, N.73
- Notes:
- 11 pages, In the United States, approximately 11% of households were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to describe the prevalence of food insecurity among adults and households with children living in the United States during the pandemic.
4. Food trends for 2021
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-06
- Published:
- USA: International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12082
- Notes:
- Online from the IFIC organization. 5 pages., "2021 food trends: from our eating and purchasing habits for food safety, COVID-19 still looms large on food decisions and health goals." Summary of findings from the 2020 Food and Health Survey conducted by IFIC.
5. Fruit, vegetable consumption is eroding, new research shows
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sowder, Amy (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12121
- Journal Title:
- Packer
- Notes:
- Via online issue. 3 pages., Results of a 2020 study by the Produce for Better Health Foundation indicate that fruit and vegetable consumption in the U.S. has declined almost 10 percent since 2004.
6. I'm not okay. Are you?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mintz, Martha (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-16
- Published:
- USA: Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12974
- Notes:
- 5 pages
7. Making food-systems policy for local interests and common good
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lind, Colene J. (author) and Reeves, Monica L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09-10
- Published:
- Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12746
- Journal Title:
- Frontiers in Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 6
- Notes:
- 14pgs, The unjust distribution of poor health outcomes produced via current United States food systems indicates the need for inclusive and innovative policymaking at the local level. Public health and environmental organizers are seeking to improve food environments from the ground up with locally driven policy initiatives but since 2010 have increasingly met resistance via state-government preemption of local policymaking power. This analysis seeks to understand how political actors on both sides of preemption debates use rhetorical argumentation. In doing so, we offer insights to the meaning-making process specific to food systems. We argue that advocates for local food-system innovations are forwarding understandings of food and community that contradict the policy goals they seek. We offer suggestions for local food and environmental advocates for adjusting their arguments.
8. Making the case for ugly produce
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Industry press release (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-06
- Published:
- The Packer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12892
- Notes:
- 4 pages
9. Meat consumption in transition: the case of crisis region of iraqi kurdistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rzgar Abdalla, Niga (author), Bavorova, Miroslava (author), and Gruener, Sven (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-25
- Published:
- United States: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12589
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 22pgs, In recent decades, meat consumption patterns have been changing. This study investigates the main drivers of white and red meat consumption in crisis regions based on microeconomic theory, hegemonic masculinity theory, meat paradox theory, and nutrition transition theory. A quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted in Sulaymaniyah city in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2018. Data from 233 respondents were collected. Multifactorial linear regression analysis showed that the main drivers in the consumption of white meat and red meat are similar: higher income and preferences for the taste of white or red meat have a statistically significant, positive effect on meat consumption. Men consume white meat more than women. The consumption of red meat decreases when the respondent is concerned about the fat content of meat and animal welfare awareness does not have a statistically significant effect on the consumption of either type of meat.
10. National poll shows COVID-19 taking heavy toll on farmers' mental health
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-07
- Published:
- USA: Henderson Communications L.L.C., Adel, Iowa.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12077
- Notes:
- Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Summary of findings from a poll conducted recently by the American Farm Bureau Federation. "The results of a new poll clearly demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-ranging impacts among rural adults and farmers/farmworkers." Findings also identified main obstacles to seeking help or treatment for mental health condition, the most trusted sources for information about mental health, impressions of the importance of mental health in rural communities and the importance of reducing stigma surrounding mental health.