Addressing the COVID-19 Nutrition Crisis in Vulnerable Communities: Applying a Primary Care Perspective

• Main Authors: Ong, Madeline Mae A, Ong, Ronnah Marie, Reyes, Gladys Kaye, Tanchanco, Lourdes S
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: COVID-19; nutrition; primary care; health equity; community health; Community Health and Preventive Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/28; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequent public health interventions have disrupted food systems all over the world. In the Philippines, where stringent lockdown rules have been implemented, households living in poverty have had to rely largely on food aid in the form of food packs...