Episode 36: Can You Be Food Insecure and Still Have Food?
About the Podcast
This episode is proof that food insecurity exists in America. Join TEDx speaker and founder of The Food Dignity Project Clancy Cash Harrison as she shares the reality behind not having enough.
About Clancy Harrison
As a registered dietitian, TEDx speaker, international speaker, and author, Clancy Harrison challenges the way food insecurity is approached in the US. Her mission to demolish the stigma around healthy food access places her on the cutting edge of advocacy.
Clancy is the founder of the Food Dignity® Project, a strategic program for leaders who want to shift how they approach nutrition outreach by making healthy food access a priority. She transforms the lives of thousands of people through her work with corporations, non-profit organizations, and universities.
Currently, Clancy is an advisory board member for the Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics Food Insecurity EPIC program, Ambassador of the National Dairy Council, and the President of the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry. Since the onset of COVID-19 Clancy has distributed nearly 1 million meals in her community to improve access to healthy food through effective collaborations.
Discussion Takeaways
- We have a group of people in the United States who have food but are not able to get enough nutrient-dense foods. This is a form of food insecurity.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
Review the various definitions of food security from the United States Department of Agriculture here. In this episode, Clancy gives real-life examples for each of these definitions.
Each week on the Food Dignity® Podcast, the Food Dignity® Movement's Clancy Harrison hosts a wide variety of hunger experts and other people making changes on the frontlines. Join us as we dive deep into conversations that will change the way you think about food insecurity.
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