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Universal basic income would be even better, but this is most excellent in the meantime.

The Bradley Free Clinic has been providing healthcare services to uninsured and underinsured patients for 50 years, but they are also addressing needs like housing, transportation, and food insecurity. In this interview with WDBJ7, Brian Bailey, Community Health Worker and Outreach Worker explains the importance of nutrition in regards to overall health, the barriers that prevent people from making healthy food choices, and how the clinic is able to help by screening patients for social determinants of health. https://lnkd.in/egHm73Ce

As we reach the end of the Decade of nutrition, in 2025, we need to explore how we can make progress. We want to collect voices from all over the world, particularly from communities struggling to feed their families, to participate in the conversation and to help design possible solutions. This is an opportunity to contribute your experiences and ideas, to help reduce the numbers of people who go to bed hungry and increase the number of people who can eat a nutritious diet through more effective and equitable food systems. A film will be created from the submissions to be aired during the congress and the issues raised will be analysed and collected into a poster to be presented at the final congress plenary. There are two main areas we are exploring in relation to food security: A: Tell Us Your experiences of feeding yourselves, your family and your community. Have you experienced any positive changes or challenges in the last few years? How are you coping with any challenges? Have you had any support? From whom? What one thing would make a difference for you, your family and/or your community? And/or... B: Have you been involved in feeding infants as a mother, other carer or a health worker? What are your experiences, practices and perceptions on infant and young child feeding, in the last three years? What is working and what is not? What changes do you think would promote more effective infant and young child feeding practices and perceptions? Format We encourage you to send us your views on the questions above in one of these formats: A brief video of under 3 minutes A text document of up to 250 words A photo essay or drawing A poster Other More information below👇 https://lnkd.in/eWkADdgG #wphncongress2024 #yourvoicematters

Farmers markets...kind of low-key boujee. My experience with them, although very limited, is they exist in affluent areas. Now, this is not to say that everyone who attends is only concerned with locally sourced, organic, free-range, etc. For a lot people I'm sure, it's just something to do on the weekend. BUT The people who live in and around these areas are probably not on the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Therefore if you have #foodsecurity, especially that Thanksgiving is 3 days away, you should be #grateful. However, for the ~13% of households (17,000,000 people) in the 🇺🇸 that experience #foodinsecurity having access to a farmers market might not be an opportunity they have. This is why what Kathy Leyden, VP of Community Engagement at CDPHP, has done to address food insecurity stood out to me. She was on the #managedcare podcast hosted by AJMC - The American Journal of Managed Care, to talk about #foodinsecurity. First and foremost she said there is no one size fits all and that a multi-faceted approach to address it is required. But, one of the programs she worked to implement are farmer's markets that focus on #medicaid members in defined geographic areas who have high social vulnerabilities and chronic conditions: #diabetes, #hypertension, #obesity. These are people who might not have otherwise attended or had access to a farmer's market. To drive better health outcomes for this population CDPHP provides these members vouchers to pay and also provides access to a nutrition coordinator who can help share information about food preparation, recipes, and more. If you are tasked with #communityengagement at a health plan you can check out this podcast here. #sdoh #healthcare #healthequity

Turns out, if you ask farmers, teachers, students, retired folk from all backgrounds and up and down the country, they agree about a few things - 1. that the food system we currently have isn't fair for producers or consumers. 2. that the corporations in the middle have more power and make more profit, at our expense (and at the expense of our future health, our environment, and our communities) 3. there is a role for serious politics to regulate industry, incentivise change & make it easier and more affordable to eat better food and secure sustainable food production in this country.

🚨 New 📽️👉 Is food working for everyday people? Citizens in #TheFoodConversation ask each other what they think about food. How does it link to the biggest issues in their lives, from family finances to health and the NHS? And who is responsible for ensuring everyone can get healthy food? Tomorrow, more exciting news is coming. Watch this space 👀

At Holy Cross Health, we understand that addressing social needs is just as crucial as providing clinical care. Discover how our Greenhouse and Garden initiative is tackling food security and making a positive impact in our community. Learn more in this article: https://lnkd.in/eKq4KGB7.

🌟 Innovative Healthcare Initiative: Prescribing Fresh Food! 🍏🥦 🌟 The NHS is tackling obesity and high blood pressure in low-income households with an innovative initiative prescribing fresh fruits and vegetables. Piloted in London's Tower Hamlets and Lambeth, this program provides vouchers worth up to £8 per week to patients living in poverty with chronic diseases and mental health conditions. After eight months, 90% of participants reported improved physical health, and GP visits among the group nearly halved. 💚 ✨ Results Speak Volumes - Before the project, only 28% consumed the recommended five portions of fruit and veg daily. This soared to 80% post-vouchers. - 70% of participants with high blood pressure saw improvements. - Over half reported better mental health, with reduced financial stress over food cited as a key factor. 🌟 Led by Alexandra Rose Charity, this project highlights the positive impact of reducing financial barriers to healthy eating. The charity is urging the government to expand the fruit and vegetable prescription program nationwide and support the three-year 'Community Eatwell' initiative. This approach could alleviate food-related health issues, which cost the UK £98 billion annually, by improving diets and boosting local food economies. Could this be the future of healthcare? Let's discuss! 🍎💬 Check out the blog 👇 https://buff.ly/3KIS6rB #HealthyLiving #NHSInnovations #CommunityHealth

Are you involved in providing or selling foods to students, staff, or visitors at schools or health services? Do you oversee catering, fundraising, or vending machines? We want to hear from you! The Healthy Food Environments Hub: https://lnkd.in/g3cdysCe offers valuable ideas and resources to promote healthier food and drink options within our communities. But to make it even better, we need your feedback.   If you've used the Hub, share with us how it has assisted you. And if you haven't, let us know what support you require to foster healthier food environments in our schools and health services. Take a moment to complete this brief survey and help us understand what's working well and what needs improvement: https://lnkd.in/gtEyUXih   Your input will shape the future of promoting healthier choices in South Australia. Together, let's create environments that support wellness for all!

Great to see the new report from the Alexandra Rose Charity showing the power of Fruit & Veg on Prescription for people on low incomes living with food-related ill health. Working with GPs and social prescribers at the Bromley by Bow Centre in Tower Hamlets and community health practitioners at the AT Beacon Project in Lambeth, almost 200 people have been prescribed Rose Vouchers to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables in their local communities. The results speak for themselves: • 80% of participants now eating five-a-day. • 9 in 10 experiencing improved health and wellbeing. • 7 in 10 experiencing significant reductions in blood pressure as recorded by GPs and nurses. • 40% reduction in GP visits. • £222k invested in the local economy since the project began. We need to re-orientate the food system to make the healthy option the easy option. Innovations like Fruit & Veg on Prescription have an important role to play. Read the full report here ➡️https://orlo.uk/CcaGj