Thu, April 11, 2019
All Day
Main library, meeting room A
"Tranquility is a Child with a Full Belly: Food Insecurity and Maternal Mental Health in Nicaragua"
by
Barbara Piperata
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
How does food insecurity affect mother’s mental health? This presentation will analyze Nicaraguan mothers' strategies for coping with inadequate access to food, their daily routines and responsibilities, and definitions of an ideal and healthy diet. Through this, we will understand the way food insecurity undermines maternal mental health by disrupting their ability to fulfill the responsibilities of motherhood and, to a lesser extent, by serving as a reminder of social status.
