title: Food insecurity and food deserts.
abstract: Food insecurity has been steadily increasing in the United States with prevalence at nearly 15% of all households. Nurse practitioners can assess for food insecurity and provide local resources for families living in neighborhoods without easy access to healthy foods, otherwise known as food deserts.
authors.affiliation: Nadine L. Camp is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. and a doctoral candidate at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Nadine L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Camp
mesh_terms: D063105:Food Assistance; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058870:Food, Organic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States