All Posts: food insecurity

• New Report from Capital Area Food Bank Identifies Troubling Trends in Food Insecurity

  A new report on hunger from the Capital Area Food Bank found that the percentage of people experiencing very low food security in the Washington, D.C., area has increased to 22%, meaning that about 820,000 adults locally are skipping meals or eating smaller portions.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community engagement, community health, food insecurity, School of Health

• NHS Senior Contributes to City Planning on Food Security Through Internship

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: food insecurity, health equity, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Food Insecurity Caused by Coronavirus May Have Long-Term Health Consequences

  (October 16, 2020) — As a postdoctoral research associate in nephrology and hypertension, Aline de Souza, PhD, studies the long-term impact of drastic weight loss due to severe calorie restriction with Kathryn Sandberg, PhD, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine.  When studying female rats that experienced severe calorie restriction, de […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: calorie restriction, COVID-19, food insecurity, population health, public health