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Title: Child Food Insecurity: The Economic Impact on our Nation
URL: http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org/upload/resource/FA_Report_july2009_full.pdf
Language: English
Author and Contributors: Cook, John
Publisher: Feeding America (2009)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: General Information
Audience: Academicians & Researchers; General Public & Consumers
Categories: - Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Welfare Reform and Poverty
- Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Child and Family Well-being Data
- Early Childhood: Nutrition and Diet: Hunger and Food Security
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: child poverty, food insecurity, hungry children, hunger, U.S. food insecurity
Description: A report commissioned by Feeding America and The ConAgra Foods Foundation, and written by Children's HealthWatch, details the impacts that food insecurity in children has on the nation's economic future. The report explores data from Children's HealthWatch and other literature that demonstrates how food insecurity and hunger with other correlates of poverty can significantly alter the architecture of children's brains, thus affecting their ability to reach their full potential as adults.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: November 16, 2009
Resource Last Updated: October 23, 2012
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