Food Dignity Podcast

In this 5-minute “Candid Clancy” podcast episode, we learn that accepting donations from people can be done in a dignified and undignified fashion. For episode details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-97-asking-for-donations-from-those-in-need/ 

Food insecurity has been documented to affect health outcomes. Many diet-related diseases — diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and obesity — have been associated with this issue. Pediatrician Dr. Rigas shares details on her comprehensive programming that exemplifies how hospital systems can ensure their patients get the food resources they need.

For episode details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-96-what-happens-when-a-medical-system-makes-food-security-a-priority/ 

Healthcare billing and coding seems like a dry subject matter, but Morgan Cash - Manager of Clinical Documentation and Coding Accuracy for VillageMD - shares some of the most exciting changes to the system for 2022. Having the proper medical coding ensures that insurers can provide appropriate payment. Coding is also critical for our communities can be safer, helps monitor disease prevalence and treatment outcomes, and builds accountability-based reimbursement systems.

"Intersectionality" is a hotly debated and nebulous term. It requires that efforts to address one form of oppression take others into account. Efforts to fight for LGBTQIA+ rights would require examining other forms of prejudice like how women of color experience gender bias differently. 

Zachari Breeding digs deeper into this subject. He is a queer-identifying registered, licensed dietitian and holds his Certification of Specialty in Oncology Nutrition. He has been recognized nationally for his efforts in culinary nutrition, Hispanic and Latinx health disparities, nutrition considerations for the transgender community, cannabis counseling, and cystic fibrosis.

For episode details visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-94-we-stand-on-the-shoulders-of-others/ 

Clancy speaks to the founder of Kanbe's Market, Max Kaniger, about the importance of integration of processes within our food system and how we must innovate to rapidly provide fresh, affordable, healthy food to all. As we act, we must ask deep, burning questions to get to the root of this problem and put the community’s voices at the forefront. 

For more episode details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-93-kanbe-markets-makes-fresh-healthy-food-affordable-to-all/ 

Low-income students and their families receive feeding supports until they reach college. Why is there a gap in feeding these people? Clancy poses this big question to Maureen McCoy – a senior lecturer at Arizona State University and faculty lead of their college food pantry serving a campus of 77,000 students.  In both their journeys trying to feed people, there has be disappointment, surprise, and a whole lot of fulfillment.

This is the second episode of our college hunger series! In this 8-minute podcast, Clancy shares a question that she received while giving a talk to Wilkes University students and faculty. She answers by uncovering ways to be more inclusive in the realm of food security. 

For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-91-using-inclusive-language-to-build-trust/ 

This is the beginning of our 3-part series on college hunger. In this 8-minute "Candid Clancy" podcast episode, Clancy shares that if we provide everyone access to good food, it reduces the stigma surrounding nutritional insecurity.

For episode details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-90-normalizing-food-access-for-college-students/ 

In 11 minutes, Clancy answers a colleague’s question about how to integrate food justice work into our current educational system. This “Candid Clancy” is equal parts unexpected and inspiring and includes big learnings.  

For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-89-put-that-knowledge-and-ego-aside/ 

Clancy thinks really hard about how professionals define hunger. In this 5-minute “Candid Clancy” podcast, she explores a new way of looking at the hard, dark place of being chronically hungry that so many experience.

For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-88-redefining-hunger-through-the-eyes-of-someone-experiencing-it/