Hunger in the Hospital: Assessing Inpatient Caregiver Food Insecurity and a Program to Address It
Existing literature reveals poor access to affordable, nutritious food in hospitals. Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area runs a meal program to address in-hospital caregiver food insecurity, but the program has not been studied. We assessed how the meal program is affecting caregivers and opportunities to improve the program.
Authors
- Janine Bruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-9026)
- Mary Schmitt
- Nicole Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-4456)
- Sheila Farnan
- Amy Ruiz Bejar
- Emily Trieu
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2024.a942878
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70