Inequities in food access during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multilevel, mixed methods pilot study
Individuals who were food insecure reported a constellation of needs beyond food, including needs related to safety and greater social equity. Our data model illustrates the potential for rapid assessment of community residents' experiences to provide enhanced understanding of community-level needs and effective support in the face of changing circumstances.
Authors
- Mindy C. DeRouen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7198-7629)
- Brenda Mathias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7930-6429)
- Tessa Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-0793)
- Katherine Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-7630)
- Antwi Akom
- Analena Hope Hassberg
- Alice Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9075-4230)
- Salma Shariff‐Marco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-3333)
- Jamaica Sowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-6636)
- Megha R. Aepala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-8374)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- California State University Los Angeles (US)
- Roots Community Health Center (US)
- San Francisco State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25964-3
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00