Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to the food needed for a healthy life. Food insecurity among families whose child has been hospitalized is a critical problem affecting a large, vulnerable population. The purpose of this study is to identity the most effective ways to help those families with food insecurity.
caregiver and legal guardian of a pediatric patient hospitalized in the acute care units of Brenner Children's Hospital, who have screened positive for food insecurity during the hospitalization.
lives in the same household as the pediatric patient hospitalized
lives in Forsyth County, North Carolina
has a freezer and oven in the household
subjects who do not have the capacity to give legally effective consent
planning to leave Forsyth County, North Carolina within 6 months of enrollment date
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