Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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December 14, 2021
Washington state food assessment report: How the pandemic has affected food access
New UW study commissioned by the Washington State Department of Agriculture shows the pandemic’s strain on Washington’s food access and food production systems. This DEOHS blog post highlights the team’s findings.
December 4, 2021
Fight climate change by eating your leftovers this holiday season
Marie Spiker is quoted in this article highlighting the global impacts of food waste on the environment and gives advice on how we as consumers can do our part by reducing food waste at home.
June 27, 2021
For many King County families, food aid ‘not nearly enough’ as need spikes in pandemic
Food bank staff and public health officials predict it will take households several years to recover from food insecurity made worse by the economic instability of the pandemic. Ongoing research led by the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition in partnership with Washington State University and Tacoma Community College is highlighted.
March 23, 2021
You waste more than $1,000 of food a year. Chew on that
Marie Spiker speaks with the Los Angeles Times about global food waste and new data published in the Food Waste Index for 2021 by the UN Environment Programme which assesses that the world wastes 1 billion tons of food each year.
February 17, 2021
How the UW food pantry has adapted to rising food insecurity in the state
The Daily highlights how the UW Food Pantry is adapting to address food insecurity, and what UW Nutritional Sciences Program researchers involved in the WAFOOD survey have assessed thus far about state-wide food insecurity trends during the pandemic.
February 10, 2021
Michelle Obama is continuing her mission with a Netflix children’s show, ‘Waffles + Mochi’
Former first lady Michelle Obama to expand the work she started with her “Let’s Move” campaign which helps kids eat better and live healthy lives. A UW study published this year in JAMA by Nutritional Sciences Program researchers is noted. The study authors include senior study author Jessica Jones-Smith, Kelsey Kinderknecht, and Cristen Harris. The…
January 25, 2021
Allen Family Foundation boosts COVID-19-related funding for hard-hit areas in Washington State
UW Center for Public Health Nutrition research receives gift from Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, supporting the Washington State Food Security (WAFOOD) Survey, a project studying impacts of COVID-19 on food access and nutrition in Washington State.
New COVID-19 Grants to Boost Efforts Toward Economic and Social Relief
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announces $1.4 million in emergency funding focused on getting the state’s underserved populations the food, child care, and stability they need most during this time. The gift includes direct support to the collaborative research by UW, WSU, and Tacoma Community College on food access in Washington State due to COVID-19.
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Continues Support for Vulnerable Communities During COVID-19
New support will boost efforts toward economic and social relief to those experiencing disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the University of Washington WAFOOD survey.
January 4, 2021
Washington researchers start second round of food security surveys amid coronavirus pandemic
Jennifer Otten is quoted in this story that highlights wave 2 of the Washington Food Security Survey which monitors the continuing impact of the pandemic on economic- and food-related wellbeing, eight months after the initial lockdown in the state.
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