Association of a primary care-based mobile food pantry with child body mass index: A propensity score matched cohort study.

Jennifer A Woo BaidalNgoc DuongJeff GoldsmithChin HurBrianna N LaurenIvette PartidaAlyson RosenthalEmma HulseSteven SheaKen CheungDodi Meyer

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2023)

In this proof-of-concept cohort study of children in households with food insecurity, a paediatric primary care-based mobile food pantry program was associated with improvement in child BMIz over 6 months.

Keyphrases

primary care
body mass index
mental health
human health
intensive care unit
general practice
emergency department
young adults
physical activity
weight gain
risk assessment
climate change