Throughout the inaugural season, the series has provided perspectives on how to dismantle unjust systems and structures that have long impacted health outcomes in historically marginalized populations.
In the October issue of Health Affairs, Milkie Vu and coauthors examine food insecurity and participation in CalFresh, the California-implemented Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), among low-income Asian American adults from six origin groups.
The authors determine that across these groups, there were high and varied levels of food insecurity, with the highest burden among Filipino adults at 40 percent.
Participation in CalFresh also varied but was generally low, ranging from 11 percent among Korean adults to 20 percent among Vietnamese adults.
Vu and coauthors conclude that "culturally tailored, linguistically appropriate interventions that incorporate target outreach, consider unique needs and assets, and involve partnership with trusted communities agencies" may be more effective than one-size-fits-all food insecurity programs. To learn more about the article, watch a video abstract below featuring author Milkie Vu.
Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Zachary Dyer of the University of Massachusetts on his recent paper measuring the enduring imprint of structural racism on American neighborhoods and a new measure, the Structural Racism Effect Index, that Dyer and coauthors developed to identify these impacts.
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