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- Title
Food insecurity in the paediatric office.
- Authors
Amarthaluru, Spandana; Birken, Catherine S; van den Heuvel, Meta
- Abstract
The article presents the tips on food insecurity (FI), is defined as unreliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable and nutritious food and it affects one in six Canadian children under 18 years and is most prevalent in vulnerable groups are living in poverty, Indigenous, rural, immigrant, and refugee populations. Topics include the FI is associated with long-term negative outcomes, and the high prevalence of FI, Canadian paediatricians will encounter many children exposed to FI.
- Subjects
CANADA; FOOD security; PEDIATRICS; CHILDREN'S health; POVERTY; FOOD service
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2021, p349
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pch/pxz172