NIH R01 · 2024
Preparing a Food Insecurity Intervention for Implementation
Abstract of the Parent Award (R01MD017961) Food insecurity, defined by the United Nations as inconsistent access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, is a prevalent social determinant of health (SDOH) among safety-net primary care patients. Among adults with food insecurity, conditions like hypertension (hypertension) and type 2 diabetes (type 2 diabetes) are as much as two times more prevalent. Widely available chronic disease self-management education and support (SMES) programs place much emphasis on nutrition education but do not significantly address access to affordable, nutritious food or meals. Notably, simulations have shown that medically-tailored meals for…
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