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From the American Academy of PediatricsPolicy Statement, Organizational Principles to Guide and Define the Child Health Care System and Improve the Health of All Children

Promoting Food Security for All Children

COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS and COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION
Pediatrics October 2015, peds.2015-3301; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-3301
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Sixteen million US children (21%) live in households without consistent access to adequate food. After multiple risk factors are considered, children who live in households that are food insecure, even at the lowest levels, are likely to be sick more often, recover from illness more slowly, and be hospitalized more frequently. Lack of adequate healthy food can impair a child’s ability to concentrate and perform well in school and is linked to higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems from preschool through adolescence. Food insecurity can affect children in any community, not only traditionally underserved ones. Pediatricians can play a central role in screening and identifying children at risk for food insecurity and in connecting families with needed community resources. Pediatricians should also advocate for federal and local policies that support access to adequate healthy food for an active and healthy life for all children and their families.

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COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS, COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION
Pediatrics Oct 2015, peds.2015-3301; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3301

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COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS, COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION
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