Food FARMacia: Reducing Childhood Obesity in Households With Food Insecurity
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether the Food FARMacia intervention to reduce food insecurity is feasible and accepted among families with an infant age 6 to less than 18 months receiving pediatric primary care. All participants will receive nutrition education and anticipatory guidance to support healthy meal preparation in addition to usual care.
• Age 6 to \< 18 months at enrollment
• Born gestational age 37 weeks or later without evidence of undernutrition at routine health care visits
• In household with food insecurity at time of screening phone call based on an affirmative response on the 2-item Hunger Vital Signs™ screening tool
• Primary pediatric care patient at Stanford University/Stanford Health Care Network
• Planned continuation of primary pediatric care at Stanford University/Stanford Health Care
• Living in a community setting (not inpatient or living in a nursing/long-term care setting) with a caretaker enrolled in this study
• Primary caretaker of infant eligible for study and with planned enrollment in this study
• Age 18 years or older
• Ability to respond to questions in English and/or Spanish
• Willing for self and infant to be randomized into a RCT and complete all study components
• Gives permission to receive messages to their mobile device, email, and or place of residence
• Gives permission to complete all study procedures for self and infant
• Capable of providing informed consent for self and infant