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United States Youth Opinions About Food Insecurity Screening and Fresh Produce Prescriptions
Nina E Hill1, Ainsley Meyerson2, Ali Atoui2
1Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Pediatrics, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; National Clinician Scholars Program at the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Purpose:
Youth are frequently impacted by food insecurity, yet few studies have examined youth attitudes toward food insecurity screening/interventions. Our study describes youth perspectives on food insecurity screening and produce prescriptions.
Methods:
We conducted a qualitative study using the MyVoice text-messaging cohort, a national sample of youth ages 14-24 years. Participants were sent five open-ended questions on healthy eating, food insecurity, and produce prescriptions. Qualitative responses were analyzed using content analysis.
Results:
A total of 573 of 780 eligible youth (73%) responded, with a mean (standard deviation) age of 20.2 (2.7) years. Nearly half (40.8%) had experienced difficulty affording healthy foods and most (81.0%) believed that doctors should know about trouble accessing healthy foods. Most youth (71.6%) were interested in receiving a produce prescription.
Discussion:
Our findings indicate most youth are agreeable to food insecurity screening and produce prescriptions. Future work should identify effective youth-focused food insecurity screening tools/interventions.
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