Food security and social protection in times of COVID-19

From the perspective of social work, it is important to analyse food insecurity before and during the COVID-19, identify the best practices and how social work can contribute to improving living conditions. Using a meta-analysis, this article reviews how food security is addressed in the literature...

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Published in:International social work 2022-05, Vol.65 (3), p.421-433
Main Authors: López Peláez, Antonio, Erro-Garcés, Amaya, Pérez-García, Raquel María
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best practice
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Evidence-based practice
Food security
Job insecurity
Living conditions
Meta-analysis
Social change
Social policy
Social protection
Social security
Social work
Welfare state
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Summary:From the perspective of social work, it is important to analyse food insecurity before and during the COVID-19, identify the best practices and how social work can contribute to improving living conditions. Using a meta-analysis, this article reviews how food security is addressed in the literature to better inform social policies from a social work perspective. A search of the literature revealed 217 articles between 2010 and 2021. The descriptors for the search were food security, food aid and social work. The main results are the identification of key aspects to inform social policies and promote sustainable social change worldwide.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/00208728221086388