Background Numerous international studies have examined cross-sectional correlates of
food insecurity (FI) among postsecondary education students. Research is needed to …

Objective: Food Insecurity (FI) occurs in 21% of families with children and adolescents in the
United States, but the potential developmental and behavioral implications of this prevalent …

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 …

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of food insecurity among students at a large mid-
Atlantic publicly funded university; examine the association between food insecurity …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The Whole Child approach and the coordinated school health
(CSH) approach both address the physical and emotional needs of students. However, a …

Accumulating evidence suggests that food insecurity in US colleges and universities is
higher than in US households, making this a new public health priority. We conducted a …

Childhood multiple risk factor exposure exceeds the adverse developmental impacts of
singular exposures. Multiple risk factor exposure may also explain why sociodemographic …

Importance Social determinants of health shape both children's immediate health and their
lifetime risk for disease. Increasingly, pediatric health care organizations are intervening to …

Background: Food insecurity is adversely associated with the physical and mental health of
adults and children, and the mechanism that underlies this association has been assumed …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a clinic-based screening and referral system (Well
Child Care, Evaluation, Community Resources, Advocacy, Referral, Education [WE CARE]) …