Emergency Preparedness and Scalability Readiness in Community Food Pantries: Systems Insights for Nutrition and Dietetics Practice
ABSTRACT Background Food pantries serve as critical community nutrition access points, particularly during emergencies when demand for food assistance increases. However, the operational systems needed to sustain nutrition services under surge conditions are not well characterized. This study assessed emergency preparedness and scalability readiness among food pantries to identify systems-based leverage points for improving continuity […]
