This book describes the unique opportunity that healthcare providers have to screen and address food insecurity (FI). To start, the book looks at the epidemiology of FI in the United States over the last decade. The high prevalence, persistence, and its widespread reach in every county in the United States is presented. Then, the effects of FI on patients across the continuum and the profound implications for their overall health is discussed. Next, different methods to train providers to recognize the importance of addressing food insecurity, screening, and providing resources during clinical encounters will be discussed. Approaches to increasing the effectiveness of screening and addressing FI are provided. Methods are discussed to train providers across the continuum to recognize the impact of FI, screen during clinical encounters, and link families to resources. Providers can address FI individually; they can develop an approach to help the community, and can even advocate to have an even broader reach. A few models are discussed to highlight these different approaches. In order to address FI and other social determinants of health, providers must develop community partnerships in their region. These partnerships can ease the burden on providers and increase the effect of providers' efforts on the health and well-being of their patients. Quality improvement techniques are discussed that can be used by individuals, communities, and healthcare systems to increase the impact of their efforts to screen and address FI. Finally, readers also are given the opportunity to develop an action plan for their own institution, with an outline of critical steps and a discussion of key partners and known barriers to screening for addressing FI in healthcare settings. Identifying and Addressing Childhood Food Insecurity in Healthcare and Community Settings will find an engaged audience among physicians and other providers who want to address FI in their healthcare setting. Institutions are now beginning to address social determinants of health and need guidance on how to proceed.

Hans B. Kersten, MD, is professor of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and medical director of the Grow Clinic at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Andrew Beck, MD, MPH, is assistant professor of Clinical Pediatrics-Affiliated in the Department of Pediatrics and attending pediatrician in the Divisions of General & Community Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, USA. Melissa Klein, MD, MEd, is associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics and co-director of the Masters of Education (MEd) program at University of Cincinnati in Ohio, USA. Dr. Klein also is director of Education Section and director of General Pediatric Master Educator Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

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