The association between household food insecurity and healthcare costs among Canadian children
CONCLUSION: Even after adjusting for measurable social determinants of health, household food insecurity was associated with higher public-payer health services costs and utilization among children and youth. Efforts to mitigate food insecurity could lessen child healthcare needs, as well as associated costs to our healthcare systems.PMID:37610612 | DOI:10.17269/s41997-023-00812-2
Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kristin K Clemens Britney Le Kelly K Anderson Jinette Comeau Valerie Tarasuk Salimah Z Shariff Source Type: research