Trinity Health Applauds USDA "Come to the Table" Summit
March 26, 2023
We know that hunger is a health issue. In 2021, 10.2 percent, or 13.5 million households, were food insecure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life. Hunger and food insecurity are linked to costly health problems for all age groups including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and obesity.
Improving the health of individuals and communities is at the core of Trinity Health's mission. This includes addressing social needs like access to healthy, affordable food. That is why we partnered with The Root Cause Coalition and USDA to host “Come to the Table,” one of seven regional summits building on the momentum of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
The summit was an opportunity to feature the innovative work of The Farm at Trinity Health. The Farm serves our communities in Michigan by improving access to fresh food, nutrition education, and therapy.
Trinity Health’s commitment to addressing hunger as a health issue also includes screening patients for food insecurity and connecting those in need to resources; nutrition education; and loans to community partners that are investing in bringing healthy, affordable foods to neighborhoods in need.
Trinity Health looks forward to working with Congress, the White House and other stakeholders to reauthorize the Farm Bill and support the goal of ending hunger and increasing healthy eating and physical activity by 2030. Trinity Health offers several policy recommendations to improve healthy food access, a pillar of health.
Improving the health of individuals and communities is at the core of Trinity Health's mission. This includes addressing social needs like access to healthy, affordable food. That is why we partnered with The Root Cause Coalition and USDA to host “Come to the Table,” one of seven regional summits building on the momentum of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
The summit was an opportunity to feature the innovative work of The Farm at Trinity Health. The Farm serves our communities in Michigan by improving access to fresh food, nutrition education, and therapy.
Trinity Health’s commitment to addressing hunger as a health issue also includes screening patients for food insecurity and connecting those in need to resources; nutrition education; and loans to community partners that are investing in bringing healthy, affordable foods to neighborhoods in need.
Trinity Health looks forward to working with Congress, the White House and other stakeholders to reauthorize the Farm Bill and support the goal of ending hunger and increasing healthy eating and physical activity by 2030. Trinity Health offers several policy recommendations to improve healthy food access, a pillar of health.