The public health implications of the cost-of-living crisis: outlining mechanisms and modelling consequences

P Broadbent, R Thomson, D Kopasker… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The UK, and other high-income countries, are experiencing substantial increases in living
costs. Several overlapping and intersecting economic crises threaten physical and mental …

The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity in households with children: A systematic review

A Williams, NA Alwan, E Taylor, D Smith, N Ziauddeen - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Food insecurity is defined as not having safe and regular access to nutritious
food to meet basic needs. This review aimed to systematically examine the evidence …

Healthy food prices increased more than the prices of unhealthy options during the COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent challenges to the food system

M Lewis, LM Herron, MD Chatfield, RC Tan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food prices have escalated due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global food
systems, and other regional shocks and stressors including climate change and war. Few …

[HTML][HTML] Pay (for it) as you go: Prepaid energy meters and the heat-or-eat dilemma

A Burlinson, A Davillas, C Law - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The “heat-or-eat” dilemma, a trade-off typically between food consumption and
heating, may elevate public health concerns during the 2022 energy-price crisis. Our paper …

[HTML][HTML] Mental and social wellbeing and the UK coronavirus job retention scheme: Evidence from nine longitudinal studies

J Wels, C Booth, B Wielgoszewska, MJ Green… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major economic disruptions. In March
2020, the UK implemented the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme–known as furlough–to …

The new normal for food insecurity? A repeated cross-sectional survey over 1 year during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

K Kent, S Murray, B Penrose, S Auckland… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic has been impacted by
necessary public health restrictions. Tasmania, an island state south of the Australian …

Home working and social and mental wellbeing at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: Evidence from 7 longitudinal population surveys

J Wels, B Wielgoszewska, B Moltrecht, C Booth… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Home working has increased since the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic's onset with concerns that it may have adverse health implications. We assessed …

Qualitative research on solving difficulties in maintaining continuity of food supply chain on the meat market during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Zielińska-Chmielewska, D Mruk-Tomczak… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although the pandemic phenomenon is not the first of its kind in human history, the common
feature of COVID-19 is its rapid impact on the global economy. The challenge for the …

Covid-19 and the crisis of food insecurity in the UK

H Pautz, D Dempsey - Contemporary Social Science, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past decade, food insecurity has been increasing across the United Kingdom. The
2020/21 Covid-19 global pandemic has further aggravated food insecurity. This article …

Affordability of heathy, equitable and more sustainable diets in low-income households in Brisbane before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

AJ Lee, D Patay, LM Herron, RC Tan, E Nicoll… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased food insecurity worldwide, yet there has been
limited assessment of shifts in the cost and affordability of healthy, equitable and sustainable …