Keeping Up with Public Health

Episode 26: Reducing Food Waste and Increasing Food Access


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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been increasing rates of food insecurity in communities throughout the country, often intensified in rural areas.  There have also been initiatives to reduce food waste and keep food out of landfills through food redistribution and composting programs. This episode shares collaborative efforts and innovations in food distribution and food waste reduction. Guests: Lindsay Aguilar, RDN, Tucson Unified School District School Foodservice Director; Peter Friederici, MS, Professor & Director, MA Program in Sustainable Communities, Northern Arizona Rural Foods Pathways; Dipa Shah-Patel, MPH, RDN, LA County Department of Public Health

Continuing Education Credits, Transcript, and additional Resources available at: https://moodle.publichealth.arizona.edu/course/view.php?id=489

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