Valerie Tarasuk

Dados Biográficos

ID351787
NOMEValerie Tarasuk
PRENOMESValerie
SOBRENOMETarasuk
ASSINATURATARASUK V
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Toronto
ORCID0000-0001-6013-7859
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS80
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES574
TOTAL COMO AUTOR80
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1992
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H14

  • Health outcomes following childhood or adolescent exposure to household food insecurity

    Open AccessEmily C Clark, Erin Reyce et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2025

    Objectives: Household food insecurity (HFI) is a social determinant of health globally. Rates of HFI have risen in many high-income countries in recent years, particularly in households with children. The health outcomes associated with HFI for children and adolescents have not been systematically synthesised. This review was conducted to support advocacy efforts for meaningful policy action to reduce HFI in households with children. Design: A sy…

  • What Predicts Permanent Full-Time Job Holders Being Food Insecure

    Min‐Fang Wei, Min-Fang Wei et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2025Referências: 2

    Les ménages qui dépendent de revenus d'emploi représentent plus de la moitié des ménages en situation d'insécurité alimentaire au Canada. En utilisant des données de l'Enquête canadienne sur le revenu de 2021, nous étudions les ménages qui dépendent de revenus d'emploi et dont le principal soutien financier avait un emploi au moment de l'entrevue. L'échantillon comprend un faible pourcentage de ménages dont le principal soutien financier occupe u…

  • Poverty Reduction Politics and Food Insecurity

    Ainslie Cruickshank, Geranda Notten et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2025Referências: 2

    Canada's higher-level governments have, at least rhetorically, prioritized poverty reduction since the early 2000s. This article investigates whether this political prioritization has reduced food insecurity among high-risk households, namely couples with children, single persons, single parents, and households relying largely on government transfers. Using the Canadian Community Health Survey (2005–2018), we study the association between househo…

  • Public policy interventions to mitigate household food insecurity in Canada

    Open AccessLeanne Idzerda, Tricia Corrin et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2024

    Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to synthesise the evidence on public policy interventions and their ability to reduce household food insecurity (HFI) in Canada. Design: Four databases were searched up to October 2023. Only studies that reported on public policy interventions that might reduce HFI were included, regardless of whether that was the primary purpose of the study. Title and abstract screening, full-text screening,…

  • Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of food insecurity among post-secondary students and non-students of similar age in Canada

    Open AccessYichun Wang, Andrée-Anne Fafard St-Germain et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    In this large, population-representative sample, we found that young adults who did not attend post-secondary school were more vulnerable to food insecurity, particularly severe food insecurity, than full-time post-secondary students in Canada. Our results highlight the need for research to identify effective policy interventions to reduce food insecurity among young, working-age adults in general

  • Household food insecurity is prevalent in a cohort of postpartum women who registered in the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program in Toronto

    Open AccessAlison Mildon, Jane Francis et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2023

    Objective: To assess the prevalence, severity and socio-demographic predictors of household food insecurity among vulnerable women accessing the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) and to examine associations between household food insecurity and breastfeeding practices to 6 months. Design: Cohort investigation pooling data from two studies which administered the 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module at 6 months postpartum and collec…

  • The prevalence and predictors of household food insecurity among adolescents in Canada

    Open AccessRuojun Liu, Marcelo L Urquia et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2023Citada por: 1Referências: 22

    The markedly higher odds of exposure to household food insecurity among adolescents who are Black or Indigenous and those living in households characterized by markers of social and economic disadvantage highlight the need for more effective policy interventions to protect vulnerable families from this hardship

  • The association between household food insecurity and healthcare costs among Canadian children

    Open AccessKristin K Clemens, Britney Le et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2023Citada por: 2Referências: 27

  • Feasibility and measurement error in using food supply data to estimate diet costs in Canada

    Open AccessGabriella Luongo, Valerie Tarasuk et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022

    Objective: The cost of food is a key influence on diet. The majority of diet cost studies match intake data from population-based surveys to a single source of food supply prices. Our aim was to examine the methodological significance of using food supply data to price dietary intakes. Methods: Nationally representative 24-h dietary recall data from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition (CCHS-N) was matched to the 2015 Canadian Cons…

  • The relationship between diet quality and the severity of household food insecurity in Canada

    Open AccessJoy Hutchinson, Valerie TarasukARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022

    Objective: To examine the relationship between the dietary quality of Canadian children and adults and household food insecurity status. Design: Dietary intake was assessed with one 24-h recall. Households were classified as food secure or marginally, moderately or severely food insecure based on their responses to the Household Food Security Survey Module. We applied multivariable analyses of variance to determine whether % energy from ultra-pro…

  • Food insecurity, chronic pain, and use of prescription opioids

    Open AccessF K Men, Benedikt Fischer et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    Chronic pain has been on the rise in recent decades in Canada. Accordingly, the use of prescription opioids (PO) in Canada increased drastically between 2005 and 2014, only starting to decrease in 2015. Both pain and PO use have serious public health repercussions, disproporionately affecting select socially disadvantaged populations. Food insecurity is a strong risk factor for mental disorders and suicidal outcomes, yet its relationship to chron…

  • Breastfeeding rates are high in a prenatal community support program targeting vulnerable women and offering enhanced postnatal lactation support

    Open AccessJane Francis, Alison Mildon et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2021

    This study provides initial evidence that postnatal lactation support can be delivered within a CPNP site, with high uptake by clients. While all participants initiated breastfeeding and 84% continued for 6 months, adherence to the recommended 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding was low. Further research is needed to better understand the barriers to exclusive breastfeeding and how to support this practice among vulnerable women. Study registered…

  • Examining the relationship between food insecurity and causes of injury in Canadian adults and adolescents

    Open AccessF K Men, Marcelo L Urquia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Health inequity by food insecurity status extends beyond diseases into differential risk of injury, warranting policy intervention. Researchers and policymakers need to address food insecurity as a social determinant of injury to improve health equity

  • Food Insecurity amid the Covid-19 Pandemic

    F K Men, Valerie TarasukARTICLECanadian Public Policy2021Citada por: 13Referências: 14

    To mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the federal government has implemented several financial assistance programs, including unprecedented funding to food charities. Using the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series 2, we examine the demographic, employment, and behavioural characteristics associated with food insecurity in April-May 2020. We find that one-quarter of job-insecure individuals experienced food in…

  • Food insecurity is associated with mental health problems among Canadian youth

    F K Men, Frank J Elgar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2021Citada por: 7Referências: 34

    BACKGROUND: Research has linked food insecurity to mental health problems, though little is known about this relationship among Canadian youth. We investigate the association between food insecurity severity and mental illnesses in a nationally representative youth sample. METHODS: We sampled 55 700 youth 12-24 years from recent cycles of Canadian Community Health Survey. Household food insecurity was measured using a standard 18-item questionnai…

  • Wage-Setting Policies, Employment, and Food Insecurity

    Aaron Reeves, Rachel Loopstra et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2021Citada por: 4Referências: 24

    Objectives. To examine the association between wage-setting policy and food insecurity. Methods. We estimated multilevel regression models, using data from the Gallup World Poll (2014–2017) and UCLA’s World Policy Analysis Center, to examine the association between wage setting policy and food insecurity across 139 countries (n = 492 078). Results. Compared with countries with little or no minimum wage, the probability of being food insecure was …

  • A comparison of household food insecurity rates in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011–2012 and 2017–2018

    Open AccessZahra Hussain, Valerie TarasukARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2021Referências: 16

  • Black–white racial disparities in household food insecurity from 2005 to 2014, Canada

    Open AccessSimran Dhunna, Valerie TarasukARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2021Citada por: 7Referências: 20

  • Vulnerable mothers' experiences breastfeeding with an enhanced community lactation support program

    Open AccessJane Francis, Alison Mildon et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) provides a variety of health and nutrition supports to vulnerable mothers and strongly promotes breastfeeding but does not have a formal framework for postnatal lactation support. Breastfeeding duration and exclusivity rates in Canada fall well below global recommendations, particularly among socially and economically vulnerable women. We aimed to explore CPNP participant experiences with breastfeeding…

  • Homeownership status and risk of food insecurity

    Open AccessAndrée-Anne Fafard St-Germain, Valerie TarasukARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2020

    Substantial disparities in food insecurity exist between households with different homeownership status and housing asset level. Housing policies that support homeownership while ensuring affordable mortgages may be important to mitigate food insecurity, but policy actions are required to address renters' high vulnerability to food insecurity

  • Severe food insecurity associated with mortality among lower-income Canadian adults approaching eligibility for public pensions

    Open AccessF K Men, Valerie TarasukARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Severely food-insecure adults approaching retirement age were more likely to die before collecting public pensions that might attenuate their food insecurity. Policymakers need to acknowledge the challenges to food security and health faced by working-age adults and provide them with adequate assistance to ensure healthy ageing into retirement

  • Geographic and socio-demographic predictors of household food insecurity in Canada, 2011–12

    Open AccessValerie Tarasuk, Andrée-Anne Fafard St-Germain et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    The probability of household food insecurity in Canada and the severity of the experience depends on a household's province or territory of residence, income, main source of income, housing tenure, education, Aboriginal status, and household structure. Our findings highlight the intersection of household food insecurity with public policy decisions in Canada and the disproportionate burden of food insecurity among Indigenous peoples

  • The Relationship Between Food Banks and Food Insecurity

    Open AccessValerie Tarasuk, Andrée-Anne Fafard St-Germain et al.ARTICLEVoluntas Revista Internacional de…2019Citada por: 10Referências: 12

    Food banks have become the first line of response to problems of hunger and food insecurity in affluent nations. Although originating in the USA, food banks are now well established in Canada, Australia, and some Nordic countries, and they have rapidly expanded in the UK and other parts of Europe in the past two decades. Defined by the mobilization of food donations and volunteer labor within communities to provide food to those in need, food ban…

  • Household Food Insecurity in Ontario during a Period of Poverty Reduction, 2005–2014

    Valerie Tarasuk, Na Li et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2019Citada por: 7Referências: 9

    Using data from five cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey spanning 2005 to 2014, we assessed changes in household food insecurity in Ontario after the 2007 introduction of the Ontario Child Benefit and the 2008 implementation of the province’s poverty reduction strategy. Although the provincial prevalence of food insecurity remained relatively stable, food insecurity declined significantly among families who received the Ontario Child B…

  • The rise of hunger among low-income households

    Rachel Loopstra, Aaron Reeves et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2019Citada por: 15Referências: 23

    BACKGROUND: Rising food bank use in the past decade in the UK raises questions about whether food insecurity has increased. Using the 2016 Food and You survey, we describe the magnitude and severity of the problem, examine characteristics associated with severity of food insecurity, and examine how vulnerability has changed among low-income households by comparing 2016 data to the 2004 Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey. METHODS: The Food and Y…