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Dr. Ana Poblacion and Richard Sheward discuss recent research related to measuring food insecurity, and how ongoing research supports better strategies to reduce food insecurity & its associated health risks. 

This episode features development & validation of a scale measuring changing levels of food security in households with young children. The work was funded with a small USDA research grant and presented as part of marking 25 years of household food security measurement.  Research presentations from all projects supported as part of this 25th anniversary are found at: https://sites.tufts.edu/foodsec25/ 

For the full Hunger Vital Sign explainer series, visit our website: https://www.vtfoodinhealth.net/hunger-vital-sign-toolkit 

To learn more about the Hunger Vital Sign National Community of Practice, visit the Children's HealthWatch HVS special projects page: https://childrenshealthwatch.org/public-policy/hunger-vital-sign/

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Katherine Verlander, Deputy Division Director at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Part One of this series featured Children's HealthWatch - find their Hunger Vital Sign materials and background research here.

Part Two of this series featured Hunger Free Vermont and their work implementing Hunger Vital Sign in Vermont.

Part Three of the series introduces the screening, referral, and navigation services evaluated as part of the Accountable Health Communities Model at the CMS Innovation Center.

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Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Katherine Verlander, Deputy Division Director at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Part One of this series featured Children's HealthWatch - find their Hunger Vital Sign materials and background research here.

Part Two of this series featured Hunger Free Vermont and their work implementing Hunger Vital Sign in Vermont.

Part Three of the series introduces the screening, referral, and navigation services evaluated as part of the Accountable Health Communities Model at the CMS Innovation Center.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Katherine Verlander, Deputy Division Director at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Part One of this series featured Children's HealthWatch - find their Hunger Vital Sign materials and background research here.

Part Two of this series featured Hunger Free Vermont and their work implementing Hunger Vital Sign in Vermont.

Part Three of the series introduces the screening, referral, and navigation services evaluated as part of the Accountable Health Communities Model at the CMS Innovation Center.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio

The Hunger Vital Sign explainer series continues with an introduction to the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model at the CMS Innovation Center. This model is testing the results of screening for health-related social needs and offering referral and navigation services to community resources in a health care setting. The Hunger Vital Sign questions make up the food security portion of the AHC screening tool, and food insecurity has been the most common identified need.

The guest expert for this section is Katherine Verlander, Deputy Division Director at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Please visit our Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website for reference materials and resources connected to these interviews. 

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Katy Davis, Community Health Initiatives Director at Hunger Free Vermont.

Part One of this series featured Children's HealthWatch - find their Hunger Vital Sign materials and background research here.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Katy Davis, Community Health Initiatives Director at Hunger Free Vermont.

Part One of this series featured Children's HealthWatch - find their Hunger Vital Sign materials and background research here.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Katy Davis, Community Health Initiatives Director at Hunger Free Vermont.

Part One of this series featured Children's HealthWatch - find their Hunger Vital Sign materials and background research here.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Richard Sheward, Director of Innovative Partnerships at Children's HealthWatch. 

Citation for the Hunger Vital Sign tool and link to the original research:

Hager, E. R., Quigg, A. M., Black, M. M., Coleman, S. M., Heeren, T., Rose-Jacobs, R., Cook, J. T., Ettinger de Cuba, S. E., Casey, P. H., Chilton, M., Cutts, D. B., Meyers A. F., Frank, D. A. (2010). Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity. Pediatrics, 126(1), 26-32. doi:10.1542/peds.2009-3146.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio

Find all supporting materials at the Hunger Vital Sign explainer series website.

This episode features an interview with Richard Sheward, Director of Innovative Partnerships at Children's HealthWatch. 

Citation for the Hunger Vital Sign tool and link to the original research:

Hager, E. R., Quigg, A. M., Black, M. M., Coleman, S. M., Heeren, T., Rose-Jacobs, R., Cook, J. T., Ettinger de Cuba, S. E., Casey, P. H., Chilton, M., Cutts, D. B., Meyers A. F., Frank, D. A. (2010). Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity. Pediatrics, 126(1), 26-32. doi:10.1542/peds.2009-3146.

Audio Editing and Post-Production Provided By Evergreen Audio