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Soc Work Public Health · Jan 2013
Prioritizing health and community food security through the farm bill.
- Michelle L Kaiser.
- College of Social Work, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. mlkgyf@mail.missouri.edu
- Soc Work Public Health. 2013 Jan 1; 28 (5): 509-19.
AbstractFood security and health are complex interrelated issues. Individual characteristics exist within the physical and built environments. Title IV of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is analyzed in terms of how it addresses systemic food insecurity and the opportunities the policy has for improving public health by increasing support for the availability of affordable local produce to low-income households. Structural changes need to occur for programs to be equitable, efficient, and effective. Interdisciplinary leadership within government agencies, school systems, social service agencies, health care agencies, and nonprofit networks is necessary to ensure food security and health for all Americans. Social work and public health practitioners have the opportunity to change the status quo, encourage community-level interventions, advocate for producers and consumers, and encourage more equitable distribution of food to create a healthier low-income population.
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