Food insecurity is associated with health status of older adults participating in the commodity supplemental food program in a rural appalachian Ohio county

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-99

  Holben, David H ^a   Barnett, Melissa A ^a   Holcomb, John P ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity supplemental food program; Food insecurity; Food security; Health scores; Health status; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMODIFICATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70849114724     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J477v01n02_06     Document Type: Article

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