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Read MoreCategory: Nutrition
Working at the Intersection of Hunger and Health
Typically, when a patient with diabetes or high blood pressure visits their doctor, you may expect they receive counseling on what types of foods they should be eating. Although important, this practice oftentimes doesn’t consider if the patient has the means to eat healthy food. Now let’s take a moment to imagine a healthcare system […]
Read MoreTaking a “place and race” approach to advancing community health in south Seattle & south King County
As King County’s population and housing costs have risen steeply, many people of color and lower income families in King County have migrated to south Seattle and south King County, with the most vulnerable populations at risk of being priced out of the county all together. This displacement can have negative health impacts: it disrupts […]
Read MoreHow available is healthy food in your neighborhood? A new study points to differences
A new study finds that neighborhoods near the northern and southern boundaries of Seattle have fewer options for healthy foods, had more fast food and had longer travel times to stores that sell produce.
Read MoreHow the Fresh Bucks program is getting more people to eat their veggies
By Elizabeth Kimball, Healthy Eating, Active Living Program Manager Public Health, in conjunction with researchers at the University of Washington, performed a study to test the efficacy of three programs designed to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among residents of the South Seattle/South King County area. You can read the full article here, but the […]
Read MoreA community of volunteers gives Elk Run Farm a new look
Elk Run Farm, a former golf course turned farm in Maple Valley, supplies South King County Food Coalition’s twelve food banks with local produce. The farm is in the midst of a summer full of growing and harvesting healthy produce thanks to three brand new buildings constructed by AmeriCorps National Civilian Conservation Corps (NCCC) volunteers. […]
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