34 million people in the United States, including 9 million children, are food insecure. In Tennessee, 1 in 9 people face hunger. Children fare even worse as 1 in 8 Tennessee children face hunger.
Rural communities are especially hard hit by hunger and food insecurity. People from African-American, Latino, and Native American communities have higher rates of hunger than other communities. Poverty is a common denominator in many instances of hunger and food insecurity.
Host Dr. Carole Myers is joined by Dr. Marsha Spence, a University of Tennessee Professor of Practice and the Director of the Public Health Nutrition program in the Department of Nutrition of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
Below are some helpful links related to food insecurity in Tennessee and the country:
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/food-insecurity
