Opinion: With malnutrition on rise, city needs plan
When one in eight families who bring children to Maryland emergency room are undernourished, there's growing need for nutrition programs. Baltimore officials are right to urge physicians to screen young patients for malnutrition and refer families to food pantries. But encouraging families to get help isn't enough; city needs a plan.
The Baltimore Sun 2008-07-18
Categories: Editorials, GOVERNMENT, HEALTH & NUTRITION, Hunger & Food Security, Local Government, OPINION
Index: food stamps, FRAC, hunger, malnourished, malnutrition, University of Maryland Medical Center, WIC