Childhood Hunger

Pediatricians are asked to join fight against childhood hunger, By Catherine Saint Louis, October 23, 2015, New York Times: “The American Academy of Pediatrics on Friday urged pediatricians to screen all patients for food insecurity and to refer parents to appropriate agencies so children do not go hungry. Sixteen million children live in homes where there is consistently not enough food, according to the Agriculture Department. Those children get sick more often, have poorer overall health and are hospitalized more frequently than peers who are adequately nourished.  So-called food insecurity has also been linked to behavioral and emotional problems from preschool through adolescence…”