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. 2024;35(4S):203-217.
doi: 10.1353/hpu.2024.a942878.

Hunger in the Hospital: Assessing Inpatient Caregiver Food Insecurity and a Program to Address It

Meghan Schmitt, Amy Ruiz Bejar, Emily Trieu, Sheila Farnan, Nicole Frances Williams, Janine Bruce

Hunger in the Hospital: Assessing Inpatient Caregiver Food Insecurity and a Program to Address It

Meghan Schmitt et al. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024.

Abstract

Existing literature reveals poor access to affordable, nutritious food in hospitals. Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area runs a meal program to address in-hospital caregiver food insecurity, but the program has not been studied. We assessed how the meal program is affecting caregivers and opportunities to improve the program.

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