AAMC Article: "54 Million People in America Face Food Insecurity During the Pandemic"

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In this article from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), "physicians, researchers, and food policy experts highlight the need for accessible, healthy food to combat poor health in vulnerable populations."

Excerpt:

"Food insecurity across the country has risen significantly since the pandemic sidelined 14 million workers in the United States from February to May, according to the Pew Research Center.

"Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, estimates that 17 million people in the country could become food insecure because of the pandemic, bringing the total to more than 54 million people in the country, including 18 million children. Before COVID-19, food insecurity was at its lowest since the Great Recession, but it still impacted 37 million people.

"Since food insecurity and poor nutrition are associated with several chronic illnesses that put people at higher risk for the more severe complications of COVID-19, the food access crisis threatens to exacerbate the already glaring disparities in health outcomes for vulnerable people, including low-income people, children, older adults, and immigrants living in the United States illegally."

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(*All credit for this post is given to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and to Bridget Balch, the author of the article.)