Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Article Title

Situating Food Insecurity in a Historic Albuquerque Community: The Whorled Relationship between Food Insecurity and Place

Authors

Janet Page-Reeves, University of New MexicoFollow
Maurice Moffett, University of New MexicoFollow
Molly Bleecker, University of New Mexico
Katharine Linder, University of New Mexico
Jeannie Romero, Santa Barbara/Martineztown Resident
Carol Krause, Santa Barbara/Martineztown Resident

Keywords

Food Insecurity; Place; Health

Disciplines

Public Health | Social and Cultural Anthropology

Abstract

This article examines conceptualizations of the relationship between food insecurity and place. We use an ethnographically inspired and community-engaged approach to situate our analysis of fluid dynamics at work in a community with high levels of food insecurity. We propose that the relationship between place and people’s experience of food insecurity is recursive, dialectical, and “whorled.” This relationship reflects complex, interconnected, and multidimensional processes with consequences for the health of residents. Our research demonstrates the key nature of the health-place nexus by exploring how food insecurity articulates with place in unexpected ways that go beyond discussions of food, food environments, food access, food practices or food systems that have become common in the literature.

Recommended Citation

Page-Reeves, Janet; Moffett, Maurice; Bleecker, Molly; Linder, Katharine; Romero, Jeannie; and Krause, Carol (2017) "Situating Food Insecurity in a Historic Albuquerque Community: The Whorled Relationship between Food Insecurity and Place," Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 10: Iss. 4, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol10/iss4/7