Posts Tagged ‘Food Insecurity’
Finding Joy in Food: How Cooking With Others Can Bolster Recovery
BMC’s Cooking for Recovery Program addresses nutrition, body image issues, and food access for people with addiction while providing space to make a home-cooked meal.
Read MoreShould We Still Be Saying “Food Desert”?
By reframing how we think about food insecurity, including using the terms “food desert” and “food swamp,” we can create more equitable food systems.
Read MoreCommunity-Driven Food Systems Are Key in Tackling Food Insecurity
Communities have long had the answers to feeding themselves. It’s time for anchor institutions to listen and bolster their home-grown efforts.
Read MoreExtending Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Is Imperative for Health Equity
New BMC research shows that food insufficiency jumped by 26% among households with children after Congress failed to extend advance child tax credit payments.
Read MoreAs Schools Stay Closed, Pressures Rise for Food-Insecure Families
With applications for SNAP more than quadrupling, city partnerships work to preserve food distribution to homebound children at risk of hunger.
Read MoreFailure to Thrive and Coronavirus: Efforts to Protect Children
Children’s health experts are concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on healthy growth and development, especially among vulnerable kids.
Read MorePodcast: The Critical Role of Safety Net Health Systems
On the HealthCare Is Hard podcast, Walsh shares how all of healthcare can take away important insights from the work of safety net providers.
Read MoreNutrition Is a Healthcare Intervention Itself
The CEO of Community Servings discusses the evolution of medically tailored meals and the value of food-based intervention in addressing complex medical needs.
Read MoreStudy Examines Food Insecurity and Healthcare Utilization in Kids
Research has linked food insecurity to higher healthcare expenditures in adults, but the pattern among children isn’t as clear.
Read MoreFood Access and Education Take Root in Hospital Farms
Onsite farming provides ripe opportunity to improve food access and engage patients in better nutrition, benefiting outcomes and healthcare spending.
Read MoreLoss of SNAP Benefits Linked to Economic Hardship, Poor Health
New research from Children’s HealthWatch highlights the economic and health impact on families of a reduction or loss of benefits due to income fluctuations.
Read MoreNew Mobile App Fights Food Insecurity and Stigma
The Abundance mobile app locates nearby free and low-cost food resources and allows users to leave public feedback on quality and service, to Yelp-like effects.
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