Caregiver Hospital-Based Food Insecurity in a Canadian Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital
The caregiver meal assistance interventions increased caregiver-reported reduction in hospital-related food costs, especially following the provision of snack bags to all caregivers. This study's findings support the need for a program with a universal strategy to address caregiver HBFI.
Authors
- Jill Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1958-2800)
- Courtney I Hardy
- Tracy Maccarone
- Karen Sappleton
- Carolyn E Beck
- Sarah Mauti
- Catherine Birken
- Tanya Lazor
- Rachael B. Devenyi
- Saghi Tootoonchinia
- Meta van den Heuvel
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-008315
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00