A Multidisciplinary Team Experience with Food Insecurity & Failure to Thrive

Autor/inn/en	Kersten, Hans B.; Bennett, David
Titel	A Multidisciplinary Team Experience with Food Insecurity & Failure to Thrive
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research on Children, 3 (2012) 1, Artikel 6 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-5834
Schlagwörter	Food; Child Health; Hunger; Interdisciplinary Approach; Clinics; Health Services; Teamwork; Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	Food insecurity (FI) affects millions of people in the United States and is associated with medical problems, as well as poorer physical and emotional-behavioral adjustment. Failure to thrive is a condition where children fail to gain an appropriate amount of weight, and it can cause long-term effects on cognitive and psychomotor development. While the extent to which FI may contribute to FTT is unclear, FI may contribute both directly through inadequate caloric or nutrient intake and indirectly through increased family stress, parental depression and a chaotic family environment. We present an overview of how FI and FTT may interact, followed by a case study from our multidisciplinary clinic for children with FTT. The importance of screening for FI as well as FTT is discussed. We describe ways for individuals, organizations, and agencies to help reduce the effects of FI in both individuals and their communities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01