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Hunger Vital Sign Screen

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Hunger Vital Sign Screen

  • See Also
  1. Social Determinants of Health
  2. Food Insecurity Resources
  • Criteria
  1. Two Questions Based on the last 12 months
    1. We worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more
    2. The food we bought just didn’t last and we didn’t have money to get more.
  2. Answer each question with one of three answers
    1. Often True
    2. Sometimes True
    3. Never True
  • Interpretation
  1. Food insecurity is suggested by anwering "often true" or "sometimes true" to one or both questions
  • Resources
  1. Children's Health Watch
    1. https://childrenshealthwatch.org/publications/publications-overview/
  • References
  1. Hager (2010) Pediatrics 126(1):e26-32 +PMID: 20595453 [PubMed]
    1. https://childrenshealthwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/EH_Pediatrics_2010.pdf