How does food insecurity and maternal depression affect childhood behavior?doi:10.1097/EBP.0000000000001396Maya PanditArisheniah SothilingamCamila RamirezRebecca McAteerWolters KluwerEvidence-Based Practice
Being without the financial means to have reliable access to enough food to sustain members of a household is known as Food Insecurity (FI; Gundersen, 2013). Previous research has linked FI to obesity and depression (Adams, Grummer-Strawn, & Chavez, 2003; BronteTinkew, Zaslow, Capps, Horowit...
The disparities are evident in poverty rates, the leading and root cause of food insecurity. While only 9.1 percent of white individuals experience poverty, roughly 15.7 percent of Latinxs and 18.8 percent of Black people live in poverty—about twice the amount of their white counterparts, revealin...
This is also 1.1% higher than the food price inflation recorded a month ago. Families all over the country are experiencing the impact of food price inflation. Aside from higher expenses affecting people’s finances, high food costs may also contribute to food insecurity. Food price inflation ...
People and families who live in poverty may go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention. Each nation may have its own criteria for determining the poverty line and counting how many of its people live in poverty. ...
Due to my firsthand experience with food insecurity, I would like to research solutions to make healthy food more accessible to all, so others can stay hungry for knowledge rather than protein.”This essay would be far more impactful than one written by a student who is writing about food ...
Food insecurity is common in the United States. About 18 million American households experienced food insecurity in 2023.Previously known as food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help subsidize the cost of food. Your state agency will determine if you are eligible to...
They might discuss how many people identify strongly with an artwork from their country’s past, but many people also feel a personal connection to art from a place they’ve never visited, and how in a world that is both polarized and interconnected by technology, art can be a medium to ...
Housing insecurity has a huge impact on students' education, so some schools are taking action. Getty Images While meeting the needs of homeless students is a tremendous challenge, schools are also uniquely positioned to help. Homeless families are often invisible in the communities where they live...
Not long ago, food insecurity in the United States was thought of mainly in terms of "food deserts," which were based largely on a measure of a person's geographical distance from places that sold affordable, healthy food. The US Department of Agriculture came out with a detailedfood desert...