Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science

Nutrition plays an important role in promoting health and preventing disease throughout our lives. But where we live or how much money we earn can affect our ability to access or afford healthy food. Ensuring food security and access to nutritious food are key to preventing health disparities in diet-related diseases and conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer. Understanding the role socio-economic conditions play could help in these prevention efforts.

This 3-day virtual National Institutes of Health workshop, sponsored in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, aims to review the state of the science related to food insecurity and the neighborhood food environment, then identify research gaps and opportunities. Participants also will explore innovative research strategies that could inform policies and practices that help prevent diet-related health disparities, as well as promote health equity.

This workshop, which is free and open to the public, features panel discussions, networking opportunities and two poster sessions. Abstracts for the poster sessions are due by July 9, 2021, and registration is required by September 7, 2021, to access the virtual meeting platform.

Learn more and register for this event: https://bit.ly/3dY3D6H.

Agenda 

Abstracts and Posters 

Sponsors and Partners