339055
Health costs of current food and farm policy: Diet-related disease and environmental health
Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and preventionEnvironmental health sciences
Learning Objectives:
Explain some of the externalized health care costs of the food system.
Keyword(s): Health Care Costs
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am currently a Food Systems and Health Analyst and have been the lead researcher on multiple grants studying access to healthy foods for low-income individuals. I have a PhD in health policy and a Masters in Healthcare Administration. My main research interests are food and nutrition policy, obesity prevention, and health disparities.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.