Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Food and Nutrition Board, et al.

Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the characteristics of households with childhood hunger and food insecurity, with a particular focus on efforts to improve the knowledge base regarding contributing factors, geographic distribution, programmatic effectiveness, public health and medical costs, and consequences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309292840
• ISBN13: 9780309292849
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 208 Pages