Despite the increasing recognition of household food insecurity as a policy issue, there is currently no routine measurement of food insecurity in the UK. There is nothing to suggest that Government will address this in the near future for all parts of the UK. In which case, policy makers and campaigners might instead seek out consistent and robust measures of the population-level factors which are known to contribute to food insecurity. However, no systematic measures exist, meaning that resources may not be targeted at those areas most in need. This paper presents the first objective estimate of high population-level risk of household food insecurity in English neighbourhoods (4.09% of the population, 95%CI 4.08-4.10) using public data. Estimated geographic distribution of factors contributing to household food insecurity is customisable to local pressures and is adaptable to settings outside of England.

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确定英格兰家庭粮食不安全风险最大的人群和地区

尽管人们越来越多地认识到家庭粮食不安全是一个政策问题，但目前英国没有对粮食不安全进行常规衡量。没有任何迹象表明政府将在不久的将来在英国各地解决这个问题。在这种情况下，政策制定者和活动家可能会寻求对已知会导致粮食不安全的人口层面因素采取一致和有力的措施。但是，不存在系统性措施，这意味着资源可能不会针对那些最需要的领域。本文使用公共数据首次客观评估了英国社区（4.09% 的人口，95% CI 4.08-4.10）家庭粮食不安全的高人口水平风险。