Sustaining dignity? food insecurity in homeless young people in urban Australia.

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Abstract

Food insecurity is recognised as an increasing problem in disadvantaged and marginalised groups. The aim of this study was to investigate issues associated with food insecurity and nutrition in young people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in metropolitan Australia.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Health Promot J Austr

Title: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

ISSN: 1036-1073

ISSN (Print): 1036-1073

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2014

Volume: 25

Issue: 2

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[1 ] NSW Public Health Officer Training Program, NSW Ministry of Health, Locked Bag 961, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia.

[2 ] Community Health Service, Sydney Local Health District, Level 9, KGV Building, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.

[3 ] Youth Health Service, South Western Sydney Local Health District, 53-56 Mitchell Street, Carramar, NSW 2163, Australia.

[4 ] School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.

[5 ] Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

[6 ] School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Level 3 Samuels Building, UNSW Australia, NSW 2052, Australia.

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Publisher Item ID: HE13090

DOI: 10.1071/HE13090

PubMed ID: 25131381

SO-VID: 75dd5708-f99f-4fe2-952c-7bd7265e681c

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