TY - JOUR AU - Carter, Megan Ann AU - Dubois, Lise AU - Tremblay, Mark S. AU - Taljaard, Monica PY - 2012 DA - 2012/11/28 TI - Local social environmental factors are associated with household food insecurity in a longitudinal study of children JO - BMC Public Health SP - 1038 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Food insecurity is a significant public health problem in North America and elsewhere. The prevalence of food insecurity varies by country of residence; within countries, it is strongly associated with household socioeconomic status, but the local environment may also play an important role. In this study, we analyzed secondary data from a population-based survey conducted in Québec, Canada, to determine if five local environmental factors: material and social deprivation, social cohesion, disorder, and living location were associated with changes in household food insecurity over a period of 6 years, while adjusting for household socioeconomic status (SES) and other factors. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1038 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1038 ID - Carter2012 ER -