healthy food - THE COST OF FOOD INSECURITY - SIBEJO

New research finds that food insecurity costs families with young children over $1.2 billion in health care, special education, and workplace productivity. Hospital care for food-insecure children under age 4 cost over $500 million, while special education costs for such 3- and 4-year...

healthy food - Film: Food Frontiers - SIBEJO

Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future has released a short film that tells a half-dozen stories about projects around the country that are aimed at increasing access to healthy food.&nb...

healthy food - 10 FACTS ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY & SNAP - SIBEJO

One in seven households was food insecure in 2014�meaning that at some time during the year they had difficulty providing enough food for all of their members. 15 million children live in food-insecure households. Even more troubling, in 2014 almost 7 million households...

healthy food - North Country Matters features GardenShare - SIBEJO

Gloria McAdam, the Executive Director of GardenShare, discusses issues of poverty, food deserts, local food systems, and the work of GardenShare to address them with real solutions with host Ann Carvi...