Association between parent-perceived neighborhood support on food insufficiency and public benefit participation among US children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Food insufficiency leads to significant negative health outcomes among children. A neighborhood's social environment (including social cohesion and support) could be associated with participation in federal nutrition programs that reduce food insufficiency through sharing of information related to how to enroll. We sought to examine the association of parent-perceived neighborhood support with food insufficiency and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) among US children.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from the 2022 National Survey of Children's Health, a nationally representative survey of US children aged 0-17, were used (n = 49,907). Weight

SUBMITTER: Branley CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12284701 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature