School absenteeism is linked to household food insecurity in school catchment areas in Southern Nevada.

Courtney CoughenourBrooke Conway KlevenMaxim GakhHaroon StephenLung-Chang ChienBrian LabusRegis Whaley

Published in: Public health nutrition (2021)

The current study suggests a link between household food insecurity and elementary school-level absenteeism. Understanding this link is important for policy and practice because schools are frequent settings for food insecurity mitigation interventions.

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