Looking at the Importance of Community Health Centers in Patient Care and

Health Promotion Including Efforts to Consider Food Security in Health

This week, we sat down with Andrew Sweetnam, a PhD student in the Social

Gerontology Program at McMaster University in the Health and Aging

Department and a community development worker at Compass Community Health

Center in Hamilton, ON. In both his research and career pursuits, he has a

strong interest in food security and the social determinants of health. He

tells us about his unique educational and career journey which started in

kinesiology and led to a passion for enhancing food security while bringing

in his perspectives on health systems. Listeners also get the opportunity

to learn about the important approach community health centers take in

patient care while emphasizing the role of interdisciplinarity in this line

of work. Andrew also provides thought provoking insights for students to

consider.