In this section, explore key insights related to health and wellbeing, from COVID-19 to disability justice, this is an interdisciplinary landscape.
What is food sovereignty, and how is it different from food security? The distinction between the two is significant, and important. In this article, the authors have run through the literature, pulling together the data you need for an informed take. What you’ll find here, is evidence that shows how food-sovereignty has a positive impact […]
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With a growing rise in food costs, research drawing connections between food insecurity and medical diets, such as the gluten-free diet, seem as important as ever. In this article, researchers turn to Canada and reveal some alarming insights. Food insecurity impacts diet quality and adherence to the gluten‐free diet in youth with celiac disease Peer-reviewed
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A lot has changed in the last decades on what we think we know about celiac disease. In this article, the authors bring us up to speed and consider global impact. Patient and Community Health Global Burden in a World With More Celiac Disease Peer-reviewed research by: Simona Gatti, Alberto Rubio-Tapia, Govind Makharia, and Carlo Catassi Abstract Celiac disease is
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What is the relationship between food and inequality? How do food systems support people and where do these systems fail? How do systems of power impact food accessibility and food security? Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to learn more: Food and Inequality Peer-reviewed research by: Sara Shostak
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Gluten-free foods are expensive. So expensive that some countries, such as France, Italy, Canada, and parts of the UK, offer some relief to people with Celiac disease (CD) with different support (such as tax breaks or food subsidies, etc.) In some parts of the UK, people with CD have been able to secure gluten free
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How has Sri Lanka’s apparel sector fared in the wake of a series of crises? How have workers navigated various waves of change brought on in recent years, such as the COVID-19 pandemic? In this article, Kanchana Ruwanpura explores these questions and more. Importantly, she draws on 20 worker testimonies to do so. As Ruwanpura
Testimonies illuminate worker experience in apparel sector, Sri Lanka Read More »
Why are countries in the Global North waste dumping in the Global South? Are they really even allowed? In this article, authors Chaminda Wijethilake, Pawan Adhikari, and Bedanand Upadhaya explore these questions and more by examining the case of Sri Lanka. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to
Waste dumping to the Global South: Context, Sri Lanka Read More »
When it comes to social change impacting government policies, what role do activists play in the process? In this article, the author explores this and more, by tracing newspapers and legal documents, to show how social movement activists create change over time. The article explores affirmative consent advocacy in the United States, specifically drawing on
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When it comes to exercise and physical activity, how does air pollution impact health? Being active outdoors through cycling and walking may come with health benefits, but are these benefits washed away thanks to increased exposure to air pollution? In this article, the authors explore just that and also raise important questions along the way.
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What steps have been taken to better align public health objectives with alcohol policy in Scotland? What types of policy interventions are at play, and are they effective in meeting government aims? Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to learn more: Local Alcohol Policy Implementation in Scotland: Understanding
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