Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-10-2025
Publication Title
Health Fact Sheet No. 45
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
2
Abstract
This fact sheet presents 2020 data on the annual costs of disease-associated malnutrition for adults aged 65 years and older across the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are sourced from “Advancing Policies for Quality Malnutrition Care in Older Adults: A Toolkit for State Legislators,” a report published by Defeat Malnutrition Today and Women in Government.
Keywords
Malnutrition; Disease; Medical costs; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah
Disciplines
Food Studies | Health Economics | Health Policy | Medical Sciences | Nutrition | Public Affairs | Public Health | Social Welfare
File Format
File Size
104 KB
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Volk, T., Polagani, A., Cheche, O.K., Thymianos, K., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2025). The Cost of Malnutrition in Older Adults in the Mountain West, 2020. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Health Fact Sheet No. 45, 1-2.
Repository Citation
Volk, T.,
Polagani, A.,
Cheche, O. K.,
Thymianos, K.,
Saladino, C. J.,
Brown, W. E.
(2025).
The Cost of Malnutrition in Older Adults in the Mountain West, 2020.
Health Fact Sheet No. 45
1-2.
Available at:
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_health/44
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