The Social Supportive Role of Food and Meals Following Hurricane Florence
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2022-09-19
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Clay, Lauren, Greer, Alex, Slotter, Rachel and King, Danielle. "The Social Supportive Role of Food and Meals Following Hurricane Florence" Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 19, no. 3 (2022): 323-345. https://doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2021-0027
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Abstract
This study uses the Theory of Social Support to examine the impact
of Hurricane Florence on the local food system during the immediate response
to the disaster focusing on the social supportive nature of food and meals.
Using a quick response disaster research methodology, field observations
and qualitative interviews were conducted in Eastern North Carolina,
in the days following Hurricane Florence in September 2018. Individuals
affected by Hurricane Florence were recruited from emergency food and
meal distribution sites. A codebook consisting of 66 parent and child codes
based on the Theory of Social Support was applied to analyze 23 individual
interviews. Sharing food with neighbors and/or relatives and utilizing postdisaster community feeding services improved the coping capacity of survivors.
Results from this study contribute to the understanding of the post-disaster
food environment and may help to improve food related response and recovery
to meet the needs of those affected.