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Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security to Promote Public Health in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

. 2022 Aug;175(8):1170-1171. doi: 10.7326/M22-0390. Epub 2022 Jun 28. Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security to Promote Public Health in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

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Collaborators

Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians: Josh Serchen, Omar Atiq, David Hilden, Micah Beachy, Heather Brislen, William Curry, Lee Engel, Matthew Hollon, Suja Mathew, Pranav Mellacheruvu, Ankita Sagar, Christiana Shoushtari, Molly Southworth, Michael Tan

Affiliations

¹ American College of Physicians, Washington, DC (J.S.).
² University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas (O.A.).
³ Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota (D.H.).

PMID: 35759767
DOI: 10.7326/M22-0390

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Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security to Promote Public Health in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

Josh Serchen et al. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Aug.

Free article . 2022 Aug;175(8):1170-1171. doi: 10.7326/M22-0390. Epub 2022 Jun 28. Collaborators

Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians: Josh Serchen, Omar Atiq, David Hilden, Micah Beachy, Heather Brislen, William Curry, Lee Engel, Matthew Hollon, Suja Mathew, Pranav Mellacheruvu, Ankita Sagar, Christiana Shoushtari, Molly Southworth, Michael Tan

Affiliations

¹ American College of Physicians, Washington, DC (J.S.).
² University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas (O.A.).
³ Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota (D.H.).

PMID: 35759767
DOI: 10.7326/M22-0390

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Abstract

Food insecurity functions as a social driver of health, directly negatively impacting health status and outcomes, which can further negatively impact employment and income and increase medical expenditures-all of which exacerbates food insecurity. Progress in meaningfully reducing the food-insecurity rate has stalled in recent years. Although rates have decreased since their peak during the Great Recession, these gains have been reversed by the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the federal government is the largest provider of food assistance, there is much potential in better leveraging nutrition assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Child Nutrition Programs to increase access to healthful foods and improve public health. However, these programs face many funding challenges and internal shortcomings that create uncertainties and prevent maximal effect. Physicians and other medical professionals also have a role in improving nutritional health by screening for food insecurity and serving as connectors between patients, community organizations, and government services. Governments and payers must support these efforts by providing sufficient resources to practices to fulfill this role. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) offers several policy recommendations to strengthen the federal food-insecurity response and empower physicians and other medical professionals to better address those social drivers of health occurring beyond the office doors.

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