Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
Department of Applied Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro 20550-013, RJ, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 26;21(11):1422. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21111422.
The inequalities of Brazilian society are amplified in favelas, affecting access to basic sanitation, health, education services, and food. More research is needed to better understand the favela food environment and propose appropriate public food and nutrition policies to increase the availability of and access to healthy food. In this context, this study aimed to develop a conceptual model of the relationship between access to food and the favela food environment and its determinants. In developing the conceptual model, this study undertook a bibliographical survey of the food environment, and a preliminary version was submitted to an expert panel. The model represents a set of dimensions (individual, micro-environment, macro-environment, and decision-making) and elements that interact in a complex manner and help understand access to food in areas subject to multiple social vulnerabilities. This model can guide future research and aid policymakers in designing effective strategies to improve the food security and health of populations in areas of high socio-spatial vulnerability.
巴西社会的不平等在贫民窟中被放大，影响了基本卫生、健康、教育服务和食品的获取。需要更多的研究来更好地了解贫民窟的食品环境，并提出适当的公共食品和营养政策，以增加健康食品的供应和获取。在这种情况下，本研究旨在制定一个概念模型，以探讨获得食物的机会与贫民窟食品环境及其决定因素之间的关系。在制定概念模型时，本研究对食品环境进行了文献调查，并向专家小组提交了一个初步版本。该模型代表了一系列相互作用的维度（个人、微观环境、宏观环境和决策）和要素，有助于理解在多种社会脆弱性地区获得食物的情况。该模型可以指导未来的研究，并帮助政策制定者设计有效的战略，以改善高社会空间脆弱性地区的人口的粮食安全和健康。
