Pre-pandemic to early-pandemic changes in risk of household food insecurity among Maryland families with children.
Alysse J KowalskiAnn Pulling KuhnHannah G LaneAngela Cristina Bizzotto TrudeHelina SelamErin R HagerMaureen M BlackPublished in: Public health nutrition (2021)
The CARES stimulus payment and continued school meal participation protected pre-pandemic food secure families from early-pandemic FI risk but did not protect families who were at risk of FI pre-pandemic. Mitigating pre-pandemic FI risk and providing stimulus payments and school meals may support children's health and reduce disparities in response to pandemics.