COVID-19 and food insecurity in the Blackfeet Tribal Community

Neha A. John-Henderson (), Benjamin J. Oosterhoff, Lester R. Johnson, Mary Ellen Lafromboise, Melveena Malatare and Emily Salois
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Neha A. John-Henderson: Montana State University
Benjamin J. Oosterhoff: Montana State University
Lester R. Johnson: Browning
Mary Ellen Lafromboise: Browning
Melveena Malatare: Browning
Emily Salois: Montana State University

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, No 15, 1337-1346

Abstract: Abstract To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in the Blackfeet American Indian Tribal Community. American Indian adults residing on the Blackfeet reservation in Northwest Montana (n = 167) participated in a longitudinal survey across 4 months during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 24, 2020- November 30, 2020). Participants reported on demographics and food insecurity. We examined trajectories of food insecurity alongside COVID-19 incidence. While food insecurity was high in the Blackfeet community preceding the pandemic, 79% of our sample reported significantly greater food insecurity at the end of the study. Blackfeet women were more likely to report higher levels of food insecurity and having more people in the household predicted higher food insecurity. Longitudinal data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already high levels of food insecurity in the Blackfeet community. Existing programs and policies are inadequate to address this public health concern in AI tribal communities.

Keywords: American Indian; Health disparities; Food insecurity; Rural health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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