At Risk in America: The Health and Health Care Needs of Vulnerable Populations in the United States

Considerations of Vulnerability in Dietetic Care: Ensuring Food Security against the Social and Health Gradient

“…This encompasses a vast range of people, with the most obvious being children living in and out of care, se nior citizens, people experiencing home lessness, those living with disabilities and mental illnesses, as well as immigrants, eth nic minorities, and of course those experi encing deprivation. With regard to vulner ability, we must also consider women and girls -especially in situations where their constitutional rights are not properly pro tected, the LGBTQI+ community, people in prisons or those previously convicted, as well as those struggling with addiction [4,5]. It follows that vulnerability, as a permanent or transient state, concerns a great propor…”