The 21st century has brought a new set of public health challenges. Sedentary lifestyles and diets high in calorie-rich foods have produced a generation of Americans who are increasingly obese. Poor nutrition and obesity can be associated with four of the ten leading causes of death: heart disease,…
Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities
Most of us are aware that the foods that end up on our plates in the US are the product of negotiations between food corporations, agricultural interests, government policy makers, health professionals and consumers. This talk will address the ways that all of these stakeholders can and do work to influence policies that matter to our food system and to our lives.
Dr. Hansen is an Assistant Professor of Community Health at the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University.
Nutrition has been at the center of most national debates for the past few years. Should we have a SNAP program and who deserves the SNAP benefit? How do we keep our food safe in a global food supply chain?
University of South Carolina
Jason Glaser, co-founder of La Isla Foundation will present on the Chronic Kidney Disease epidemic of unknown origin (CKDu) that is decimating populations of sugarcane workers in Western Nicaragua and the rest of Central America.
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina