Patient Engagement September 28, 2022
The five-pillar plan emphasizes the role food insecurity has on health and other social determinants of health, with the White House saying it will prioritize equity and access.
The White House wants to end hunger by 2030, the Biden Administration announced in its recently released National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The Strategy is part of a weeklong conference on hunger, and it explicitly touches on food security as a key social determinant of health, spelling out five key pillars for addressing the issue.
“When families can’t afford healthy food options, it’s harder for children to succeed in school, and it can lead to mental and physical health challenges for the whole family,” President Joe Biden wrote in...