Addressing Food Security in Pediatrics

About this episode

Dr. Sandra Hassink and Dr. Kimberly Montez discuss the impact of food insecurity on children and how pediatricians can address it.

Dr. Sandra Hassink is joined by Dr. Kimberly Montez, a general pediatrician and author on the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Security. Together, they discuss the impact of food insecurity on children, how pediatricians can assess families for food insecurity, and the new EQIPP module on promoting food security. Resources: • EQIPP: Promoting Food Security (https://bit.ly/EQIPPFS) • Building Pediatrician Capacity to Address Food Insecurity (https://tinyurl.com/6ft45xfr) • Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity (https://tinyurl.com/2wj36hmz) • Food Insecurity - Episode 2 - Conversations About Care (https://tinyurl.com/2rwm36a3)

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sandra Hassink

Guest: Dr. Kimberly Montez

Topics covered

• food security
• pediatrics
• child health
• food insecurity
• pediatric assessment

Keywords

• food security
• pediatrics
• food insecurity
• child health
• EQIPP
• pediatric assessment
• FRAC
• AAP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Food Research and Action Center, American Academy of Pediatrics

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