Infographic titled poverty and food insecurity, older adults living in social housing in Ontario. Beside the title is the CP at clinic logo. Below the title to the left is text that says Study participants, 806 older adults living in social housing buildings in Ontario. Below this text is a pie chart and accompanying text indicating 78 percent live alone, another pie chart and accompanying text indicating 44 percent have not completed high school, and another pie chart and accompanying text indicating 70 percent are female. In the top middle of the infographic is a bar graph with one bar reaching halfway up the y axis and another bar reaching all the way up the y axis, but cut in half horizontally and the top half is askew. Next to the bar graph is text that says people living in social housing face double food insecurity rates compared to older adults in the general public. Below this is text that says people who did report being food secure were still more likely to report poor dietary habits than the general public. Below this is an icon of three hamburgers and text that says most eat high fat or fast food at least once a week. 10 percent eat it more than 3 times per week. On the right of the infographic is a bubble with a title above it that says Experience of poverty. Inside the bubble is text that says 14 percent have trouble making ends meet at the end of the month. The bottom of the infographic has the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine logo and the following citation. Pirrie M, Harrison L, Angeles R, Marzanek F, Ziesmann A, Agarwal G. Poverty and food insecurity of older adults living in social housing in Ontario, a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2020 20 1320.

Poverty and food insecurity of older adults living in social housing in Ontario

Infographic titled poverty and food insecurity, older adults living in social housing in Ontario. Beside the title is the CP at clinic logo. Below the title to the left is text that says Study participants, 806 older adults living in social housing buildings in Ontario. Below this text is a pie chart and accompanying text indicating 78 percent live alone, another pie chart and accompanying text indicating 44 percent have not completed high school, and another pie chart and accompanying text indicating 70 percent are female. In the top middle of the infographic is a bar graph with one bar reaching halfway up the y axis and another bar reaching all the way up the y axis, but cut in half horizontally and the top half is askew. Next to the bar graph is text that says people living in social housing face double food insecurity rates compared to older adults in the general public. Below this is text that says people who did report being food secure were still more likely to report poor dietary habits than the general public. Below this is an icon of three hamburgers and text that says most eat high fat or fast food at least once a week. 10 percent eat it more than 3 times per week. On the right of the infographic is a bubble with a title above it that says Experience of poverty. Inside the bubble is text that says 14 percent have trouble making ends meet at the end of the month. The bottom of the infographic has the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine logo and the following citation. Pirrie M, Harrison L, Angeles R, Marzanek F, Ziesmann A, Agarwal G. Poverty and food insecurity of older adults living in social housing in Ontario, a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2020 20 1320.

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