The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity in Northern New England Primary and Prenatal Care Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and objective

Food insecurity (FI) is associated with adverse health outcomes across the lifespan. Primary care and prenatal practices can identify and address FI among patients through screening and interventions. It is unclear how practices and communities responded to FI during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the pandemic may have impacted practices' FI strategies. We aimed to understand how practices providing primary care or prenatal care in northern New England experienced changes in FI during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a web-based survey of clinicians and staff from 43 unique practices providing primary care or prenatal care in northern New England.

Results

Most practices (59.5%) reported at least 1 new food program in the practice

SUBMITTER: Hatchell KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature