The Hunger Vital Signs are nationally validated screening questions used to identify patients at risk of food insecurity. Developed by Children’s HealthWatch in 2010, these two questions are the most widely used food insecurity screening questions in clinical settings. Copies of the Hunger Vital Signs are available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Somali. Additional translations can be found here:
For each statement, please tell me whether the statement was “often true, sometimes true, or never true” for your household:
- “Within the past 12 months we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more.”
□ Often true □ Sometimes true □ Never true □ Don’t know, or refused
- “Within the past 12 months the food we bought just didn’t last and we didn’t have money to get more.”
□ Often true □ Sometimes true □ Never true □ Don’t know, or refused