1 day ago · The USPSTF identified 1 fair-quality randomized clinical trial (n = 789) examining the benefits of screening for food insecurity in families with children younger than 6 years. 3,33 Parents in the intervention group were screened for child maltreatment risk factors (intimate partner violence, parent depression, substance misuse, and use of ...

1 day ago · The USPSTF’s review raised the question of whether the task force’s established methods and analytic framework for screening can adequately address food insecurity or other SDOH. The USPSTF screening framework starts with screening for a condition in the primary care setting and ends with improved health outcomes as a result of primary care ...

1 day ago · Food insecurity is generally defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate safe, nutritious food needed for an active and healthy life. 1,2 According to the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service’s Current Population Survey, 12.8% (17.0 million) of households were food insecure in 2022, with 7.7% of households ...

1 day ago · The USPSTF recommendations must make those in health care and research think more boldly. Food insecurity is a nonpartisan issue and can be essentially eradicated if there is the political will to do so. No one should be hungry or lack food. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the child poverty rate was cut in half and food insecurity rates plummeted.

10 hours ago · The USPSTF concludes that evidence is currently insufficient for food insecurity screening in primary care, and the balance of benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity cannot be determined.

1 day ago · Despite the lack of a clear recommendation from the USPSTF on screening for food insecurity in primary care, several organizations provide their own guidance on screening and interventions for food insecurity. The task force authors pointed out in the recommendation statement that the American Academy of Family Physicians recommends that family ...

1 day ago · The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that evidence is currently insufficient for food insecurity screening in primary care, and the balance of benefits and harms of screening ...

1 day ago · Food insecurity is one among a multitude of medical, psychological, and social conditions common among economically disadvantaged households. The USPSTF routinely makes recommendations about the ...

1 day ago · Food insecurity is generally defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate safe, nutritious food needed for an active and healthy life. 1,2 According to the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service’s Current Population Survey, 12.8% (17.0 million) of households were food ...

Search the USPSTF Site. Button. Recommendations. Search and Filter All Recommendations. Standards for Guideline Development. Grade Definitions. ... The Task Force found limited evidence on how screening in primary care can help address food insecurity. To view the recommendation, the evidence on which it is based, a corresponding editorial, ...