Dr. Susan Mercado will provide an overview of how the food system impacts on health outcomes. Different aspects of the food system will be described. Driving forces behind food systems will also be discussed including climate change, conflict, COVID-19 (the triple Cs). The role of the public health in achieving food security will highlight some good practices from Hawaii and other places.
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the definitions of food insecurity, hunger and food access, and how these impact on different population groups by age and race.
- To discuss the determinants of food systems and how food systems can create or destroy health.
- To share good practices in integration of food security in health systems.
Target Audience: Social Workers, Registered Dietitians, Health Educators, and other public health professionals.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Continuing Education Information: 1.5 Credits for CHES, 1.5 CPEUs for Registered Dietitians
CHES Provider number: 99036; CPEU Provider number: 21216Format: Recorded Webinar
Recorded: 4/21/2023
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
