Food Insecurity and Weight Faltering: US Multisite Analysis of Young Children's Weight Trajectory.

Background: Food insecurity is associated with poor health and development among young children, with inconsistent findings related to longitudinal growth.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between household and child food insecurity and young children's weight trajectory during ages 0 to 2 years.

Design: Longitudinal survey data were analyzed for years 2009 to 2018.

Scaling up a home-visiting program for child development in Brazil: a comparative case studies analysis.

Background: In 2016, Brazil scaled up the (PCF, from the acronym in Portuguese), making it one of the largest Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs worldwide. However, the PCF has not been able to achieve its intended impact. We aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to achieving the PCF implementation outcomes across the RE-AIM dimensions (Reach, Effectiveness or Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Development and Validation of an Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale for Use in Clinical and Research Settings in the United States.

Background: Food insecurity (FI) prevalence was consistently >10% over the past 20 years, indicating chronic economic hardship. Recession periods exacerbate already high prevalence of FI, reflecting acute economic hardship. To monitor FI and respond quickly to changes in prevalence, an abbreviated food security scale measuring presence and severity of household FI in adults and children is needed.