With the above information, researchers and policymakers should focus on the issue of food insecurity and health status. The SDGs that were developed in 2015 intend to end hunger in 2030 as one of its primary targets. However, a growing number of people live with hunger and food insecurity, ...
In adjusted analyses, cancer survivors had increased mortality risk. After controlling for medical financial hardship, food insecurity was associated with higher mortality risk in both age groups, following a dose-response relationship (Table); Non-medical financial worry was associated with higher ...
ACFB is hoping to open one, and possibly two, Community Food Centers in their service area that will be focused on local areas with high rates of food insecurity and are designed to be open four days a week for food distribution to meet the growing demand and reduce barriers to food acce...
Members of participating Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and other eligible programs can connect with a team of specialists to improve home safety and support independent livingATLANTA – November 28, 2023 – InComm Payments, a leading payments... Read More Nov 28, 2023 Georgia’s “Transaction Alley...
Colleges Connect to Collect: The Atlanta Collegiate Food Drive (CAPSTONE) Hunger and food insecurity exist across millions of households in the US, and in even greater numbers in the state of Georgia. In fact, Georgia ranks fourth among the ten states with the highest food insecurity. Hunger ...
The Invest Atlanta Board approved grants for two local small businesses to increase food accessibility in disinvested areas of the city that often lack ready options for fresh foods. Two Economic Opportunity Fund Food Access Grants, totaling $1.6 million, will support expansion projects for Goodr an...
Food Insecurity, and Forgone Medical Care Jean A. McDougall, Shoshana Adler Jaffe, Dolores D. Guest, V. Shane Pankratz, Charles L. Wiggins, Angela L. W. Meisner, and Andrew L. Sussman Introduction Tremendous progress has been made in the fight agains...
Food insecurity rises after benefits expire Ever since pandemic-era enhancements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expired in March, eligible households have received about $95 less each month. Kyle Waide, president and CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, joins CBS News to discuss...
Our most significant partnership is withFeed the Children, a leading nonprofit focused on alleviating childhood hunger.In 2023, Americold and Feed the Children partnered with the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to host four community outreach events aimed at temporarily alleviating food insecurity for 1,200...
Food insecurity, undernutrition, and HIV/AIDS continue to be major problems in the world. Over 1 billion people are estimated to suffer from insufficient consumption of food [1]. Approximately 115 million children under 5 years are underweight and 178 million are stunted, which can prevent them ...