METHODS: This is a retrospective study of 7959 nationally representative US children (aged
1–17 years) in the 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Households with food insecurity …

OBJECTIVES: Food insecurity is an important public health problem facing children in the
United States. Although a number of previous studies suggest that food insecurity has …

Objective Food security is the ability to access sufficient food to maintain a healthy, active
life. Previous studies link food insecurity with adverse health outcomes. Our objectives were …

Objective To examine the relationship between household food insecurity and healthcare
costs in children living in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional …

Despite evidence that food insecurity negatively impacts child health, health care providers
play little role in addressing the issue. To inform potential primary care interventions, we …

Objectives. We examined long-term patterns of household food insecurity in children from
kindergarten through eighth grade and the association between those patterns and …

Recently, I was in Detroit, Michigan, and visited Eastern Market, one of the oldest and largest
year-round markets in the United States. It was summer, and the stalls were overflowing with …

Methods We used linked 2011–2013 National Health Interview Survey/Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey data (NHIS/MEPS) data to estimate average health care costs associated with …

The US Household Food Security Scale, developed with federal support for use in national
surveys, is an effective research tool. This study uses these new measures to examine …

METHODS: Caregivers of young children participated in a cross-sectional survey at medical
centers in 5 US cities. Inclusion criteria were age of< 48 months. Exclusion criteria were …