1:50 - 2:20 pm EST
High prevalence of food insecurity among Syrian refugees in Quebec
Malek Batal, PhD - Professor, Nutrition, Université de Montréal - CLICK for bio
Description:
Food insecurity is known to affect recent immigrants more than the general population of Quebec, but there are no specific data for refugees. Since 2015, more than 60,000 Syrian refugees who fled the war in Syria have been resettled in Canada, including almost 14,000 in Quebec, making this wave one of the most important refugee resettlement operations in Canada. While there has been attention paid to the physical and mental health of refugees upon resettlement, little is known about their food security status, an important determinant of nutritional health. The purpose of this talk is to present figures on food security status of Syrian refugee households in Quebec and address the association between socio-economic, geographic and cultural factors, as well as refugees’ own perceptions and their food security status.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the link between food security and health in the general population
- Identify the food security status of a sample of Syrian refugees resettled in Quebec
- Describe the different dimensions of food security beyond financial access