Date
2014
Abstract
13% of Vermont households are food insecure, an increase of 45% since 2000. 25,400 children and 7,800 seniors in Vermont live with food insecurity. Based on metrics including poor health, hospitalizations, and lower educational productivity, food insecurity cost the State of Vermont $340,000,000 in 2010 alone.
Keywords
food insecurity, Vermont
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Disciplines
Medical Education | Primary Care
Recommended Citation
Field, Nicholas, "Identifying and Treating Food Insecurity" (2014). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 21.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/21