Bøger af Dianna Smith

This book examines the social inequalities relating to food insecurity in the UK, as well as drawing parallels with the US.

About the BookMary's Diner is a story about a young girl who marries her high school sweetheart only to find out that he is not what she thought he was. She quickly finds herself fleeing for her life. She finds her way to a small town that centers around Mary's Diner. Here she finds herself along with people she could love and trust. This small town is special and everyone works to help one another and their town. If we all would seek to make a difference in our communities like this little town, we would all reap the rewards you experience when we help our fellow man.About the AuthorDianna Smith retired from a local telephone company. During the pandemic, Dianna kept herself busy with puzzles, television, and books. After reading many books, she started creating her own stories. She filled up a large stack of notebooks. Dianna started telling some of her stories to friends and family who encouraged her to have them published. Mary's Diner is her first story.

This book examines the social inequalities relating to food insecurity in the UK, as well as drawing parallels with the US.Access to food in the UK, and especially access to healthy food, is a constant source of worry for many in this wealthy country. Crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have coincided with a steep rise in the cost of living, meaning household food insecurity has become a reality for many more households. This book introduces a new framework to examine the many influences on local-level food inequalities, whether they result from individual circumstances or where a person lives. The framework will allow researchers new to the field to consider the many influences on food security, and to support emerging research around different sub-topics of food access and food security. Providing a thorough background to two key concepts, food deserts and food insecurity, the book documents the transition from area-based framing of food resources, to approaches which focus on household food poverty and the rise of food banks. The book invites researchers to acknowledge and explore the ever changing range of place-based factors that shape experiences of food insecurity: from transport and employment to rural isolation and local politics. By proposing a new framework for food insecurity research and by drawing on real-world examples, this book will support academic and applied researchers as they work to understand and mitigate the impacts of food insecurity in local communities.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of food and nutrition security, public health, and sociology. It will also appeal to food policy professionals and policymakers who are working to address social inequalities and improve access to healthy and nutritious food for all.