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Roncarolo F, Mercille G, O'Loughlin J, Riva M, Sylvestre MP, Perez EJ, Potvin L. The Pathway Study: Commonalities Across New Food Bank Users in Rural, Suburban and Urban Areas. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Few studies investigate long-term effects of food donation programs on food insecurity, diet, social integration or health. We describe household food insecurity (HFI), health, social integration and sociodemographic characteristics of 1003 new food banks users in rural, suburban and urban areas in Quebec, Canada.
Methods
Adults requesting food aid for the first time in the past 6 months were recruited in 117 food aid organizations (32 in rural, 35 in suburban, 50 in urban areas) using a nested sampling technique. Baseline data were collected from Sept 2018 to Jan 2020 in computer-assisted face-to-face interviews. Participants will be followed biennially. HFI was assessed with the 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module. Perceived physical and mental health scores were assessed with the SF12V2 module. Psychological distress and social integration were assessed with the Kessler scale K6+ and a modified version of MSPSS Scale. Differences across groups were tested with Chi square, ANOVA and post-hoc tests.
Results
Most participants reported high levels of materiel deprivation, with some variability across settings. Severe HFI was more prevalent in rural (51%) and urban (47%) areas than in suburbs (38%). More urban participants reported <20000 CAN$/yr (79% vs 74% in suburbs and 69% in rural) although low education level was more prevalent in rural areas (82% reported <12th grade education vs. 67% in suburban and 64% in urban areas). Psychological distress was higher in the suburbs (28%) compared to urban (21%) or rural areas (22%). No differences were detected across settings in social integration or physical or mental health scores.
Conclusions
New users of food banks report markedly high levels of material, social and health-related deprivation. In-depth analyses will permit more meaningful interpretation of these differences. The Pathways Study will permit better understanding of the life experience of persons requesting food assistance.
Key messages
People demanding food aid for the first time reported high levels of materiel deprivation, with some variability across settings. Severe housefold insecurity is around 50% among new food aid demanders in rural and urban settings.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Roncarolo
- Centre de recherche en santé publique, Université de Montréal et CIUSS du Centre Sud-de l'Ile de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department de Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- École de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en santé publique, Université de Montréal et CIUSS du Centre Sud-de l'Ile de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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Roncarolo F, Lanati N, Philpott M, Drygas W, Ruszkowska J, Ireland R, Tenconi MT. Process evaluation of European 'Healthy Stadia' program. Health Promot Int 2014; 30:881-90. [PMID: 24770581 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Healthy Stadia (HS) is a European public health pilot-program started in 2007 to support sports stadia in promoting the health of people who work and visit sports stadia, as well as inhabitants of the surrounding communities. The aim of this study is to describe the process evaluation of the program, from its beginning in July 2007 to December 2009, in order to assess the feasibility and sustainability of an HS network across Europe. The program involved nine associate partners involved in the coordination of activities at a local level, in the recruitment of stadia, in the development of specific program tasks and in the dissemination of the program at a national level. The activities of associate partners were evaluated through structured questionnaires administered every 6 months. The questionnaire response rate from associate partners was 77.8% for the first and third evaluations and 88.9% for the second and fourth evaluations. According to the evaluation's results, several good practices such as alcohol prevention policies and those supporting people with disabilities were implemented in stadia over the course of the program. Conversely, practices supporting mental health and green transport were generally not achieved. The implemented activities mainly involved staff and visitors. Lack of human and economic resources, especially toward the end of the program, was considered the principal challenge for program development. In conclusion, the process evaluation presented the feasibility of the HS program and the development of health promoting practices in sport stadia over time.
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- F Roncarolo
- Department of Public Health and Neurosciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy IRSPUM-Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique de L'Université de Montréal
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- Department of Public Health and Neurosciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- European Healthy Stadia Network CIC, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Public Health and Neurosciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Scrivens R, Bellodi G, Crettiez O, Dimov V, Gerard D, Granemann Souza E, Guida R, Hansen J, Lallement JB, Lettry J, Lombardi A, Midttun Ø, Pasquino C, Raich U, Riffaud B, Roncarolo F, Valerio-Lizarraga CA, Wallner J, Yarmohammadi Satri M, Zickler T. Linac4 low energy beam measurements with negative hydrogen ions. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:02A729. [PMID: 24593463 DOI: 10.1063/1.4847195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Linac4, a 160 MeV normal-conducting H(-) linear accelerator, is the first step in the upgrade of the beam intensity available from the LHC proton injectors at CERN. The Linac4 Low Energy Beam Transport (LEBT) line from the pulsed 2 MHz RF driven ion source, to the 352 MHz RFQ (Radiofrequency Quadrupole) has been built and installed at a test stand, and has been used to transport and match to the RFQ a pulsed 14 mA H(-) beam at 45 keV. A temporary slit-and-grid emittance measurement system has been put in place to characterize the beam delivered to the RFQ. In this paper a description of the LEBT and its beam diagnostics is given, and the results of beam emittance measurements and beam transmission measurements through the RFQ are compared with the expectation from simulations.
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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Roncarolo F, Ramella FC, Rizzo M, Vlacos E, Bonfanti M, Tenconi MT. [Effectiveness of the project "I don't smoke, and you?" against smoking in a secondary school in Italy]. Ig Sanita Pubbl 2008; 64:773-786. [PMID: 19219086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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"I don't smoke, and you?" is a project aimed at secondary school students and is part of a wider project called "Free from Smoke", implemented by the Lombardia Region and involving elementary and secondary school students. The project is a controlled non randomized study whose aim is to direct students toward a healthy and smoke-free way of living, by also involving parents and teachers. A total of 11,610 12 year-olds of both sexes were evaluated, 6392 of whom were enrolled in the program and 5218 of whom served as controls and only completed the questionnaire. Three years after the start of the program, a greater increase in the prevalence of smokers was found amongst the group of controls than amongst the enrolled group (108,3% vs +93.8%, p>0.001). The percentage of students who believe that smoking even a small number of cigarettes is harmful, increased in the enrolled group (+0.6%) while it diminished in controls (-2.1%). In addition, a strong association was found between receiving a weekly allowance and smoking habits. In conclusion, positive results were obtained as regards the prevalence of smokers and the perceived risk of smoking; however parents' attitude towards smoking and the availability of a weekly allowance were found to have a strong influence in students' smoking habits.
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- F Roncarolo
- Dipart. Med. Preventiva, Occupazionale e di Comunità Sez. Igiene, Università di Pavia
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Gallotti C, Maccagni M, Roncarolo F, Ramella F, Tenconi MT. [Survey on smoking in nursing students]. Ann Ig 2008; 20:563-569. [PMID: 19238881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The study reports the results of a survey about smoking collected by a self-administered questionnaire in nursing students at Pavia University. Responders were 393 (80%: M = 132, F = 261, mean age 24.66 +/- 5.64). 45% of the students (51.5% males and 41.8% females) were smokers. Cigarettes consumption was 12.33 cigarettes/day in males and 10.49 cigarettes/day in females; males began smoking at 16 years of age, while females at 17 years. Smoking in family members as well as father's educational level were positively associated to smoking. 66.5% of smokers stated they would like to quit and the most of them are pressed in this decision by family (49.7%) and friends (49.2%). The results of the study describe an unhealthy lifestyle: in future it seems necessary to organize counselling or interventions in order to quit smoking.
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- C Gallotti
- Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Occupazionale e di Comunità, Sezione di Igiene, Università degli Studi di Pavia.
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