A declaration on the value of experiential measures of food and water insecurity to improve science and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Main Authors: Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez (Author), Pablo Gaitán-Rossi (Author), Rafael Pérez-Escamilla (Author), Teresa Shamah-Levy (Author), Graciela Teruel-Belismelis (Author), Sera L. Young (Author), the Water Insecurity Experiences-Latin America, the Caribbean (WISE-LAC) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Water security is necessary for good health, nutrition, and wellbeing, but experiences with water have not typically been measured. Given that measurement of experiences with food access, use, acceptability, and reliability (stability) has greatly expanded our ability to promote...