Food Insecurity is Associated with Depression among a Vulnerable Workforce: Early Care and Education Workers

This study aimed to explore the association between food insecurity and depression among early care and education (ECE) workers, a vulnerable population often working in precarious conditions. We utilized cross-sectional data from a study exploring the effects of wage on ECE centers between August 2017 and December 2018. Policies and center-level interventions that address both food insecurity and depression may be warranted in order to protect and improve the health of this valuable, yet vulnerable, segment of the U.S. workforce.

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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis

Author(s): Ivory Loh

Program(s): Master of Public Health, RDN Training

Year: 2020

Adviser(s):

• Jennifer Otten