Food For Thought
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Food insecurity is defined as the lack of consistent access to enough nutritious food to support health. In this podcast, a group of medical students from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center shed light on how food insecurity is an important social determinant of health.

COVID-19 Series: Episode 2

In this podcast episode, Vi and Jennifer interview Reverend Jay Cole, Executive Director of Crossroads Community Service. We talk to Jay about his wor...
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COVID-19 Series: Episode 1

In this episode, Jennifer and Jesus interview Dr. Mark Casanova, President of the Dallas County Medical Society, to talk about public health, food ins...
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Food Policy Series: Part 4

This time on Food For Thought, Alex and Anita interview Dr. Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH, an internal medicine resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center. ...
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Food Policy Series: Part 3

This time on Food For Thought, Anita and Alex learn about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the national level with Dr. Craig Gu...
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Food Policy Series: Part 2

This time on Food For Thought, Alex and Anita interview Dr. Sandi Pruitt from the Department of Clinical Sciences at the University of Texas Southwest...
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Food Policy Series: Part 1

This time on Food For Thought, Anita and Alex learn about food policy with Dr. Valerie Hawthorne, the Government Relations Officer at the North Texas ...
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Childhood Food Insecurity

Childhood food insecurity is a huge problem in Dallas County, Texas, affecting 1 in 5 kids. In fact, there are schools within Dallas Independent Schoo...
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Senior Hunger

Seniors are the fastest growing population in the U.S., with unique health needs that physicians must be aware of. In this episode, the members of SAA...
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What Is Food Insecurity?

Over 40 million Americans are food insecure. In this episode, a group of medical students delve into this issue head on. They speak to local community...
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