Bridging the Gap: Integrating Food Security into Healthcare for Healthier Futures – A Scoping Review

Advances in Human Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Abstract Food insecurity remains a critical public health challenge, significantly affecting outcomes and contributing to the burden of chronic diseases. Integrating food security initiatives within healthcare systems offers strategic approach addressing this issue by leveraging infrastructure identify, support manage nutritional needs vulnerable populations. This article explores multifaceted role policy development, stakeholder engagement technological innovation in fostering effective integration into systems. The study highlights importance comprehensive training capacity building for professionals effectively recognize respond insecurity. By embedding medical curricula professional development programmes, providers can improve patient care outcomes. Despite promising benefits, several challenges impede progress, including limited research on integrated interventions’ long-term impacts economic benefits. Programs’ cultural relevance adaptability also require further exploration ensure effectiveness across diverse paper underscores need robust metrics continuous improvement methodologies evaluate impact these initiatives, facilitating replication successful models varied settings. Furthermore, identifies gaps proposes future directions enhance understanding integration. These include longitudinal studies, evaluations, interdisciplinary collaborations. In conclusion, while remain, integrating presents significant opportunity reduce With collaborative efforts from policymakers, communities, pave way towards where is integral well-being, ultimately healthier more resilient communities.

Language: Английский

Culinary Medicine

Pediatric Annals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 54(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский