Navigating the Complexity of Food Insecurity Screening
This Viewpoint highlights primary care–based screening for food insecurity as the first social determinant of health topic to be addressed by the US Preventive Services Task Force; the potential benefit of food insecurity screening on access to other preventive services; and several challenges to making a recommendation for food insecurity screening.
Authors
- Tumaini R. Coker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5111-6527)
- Wanda K. Nicholson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2645-0328)
- Michael J. Barry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-7109)
- Michael Silverstein
Institutions
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Milken Institute (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.28194
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82