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Beyond the Plate: Addressing the Real Barriers to Nutrition in Low-Income Areas

10/10/2024

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A plate with avocado, cherries, grapefruit, boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, and sliced chicken. Beyond the Plate: Addressing the Real Barriers to Nutrition in Low-Income Areas.
Nutrition and food insecurity is a layered discussion, especially when it comes to low-income communities where food insecurity is a constant challenge. Food insecurity can be defined as lacking access to sufficient and quality foods to meet basic nutritional needs. Over 47 million people in the U.S. experienced food insecurity in 2023. Discussing nutrition is not only about having a well-balanced plate but also about recognizing food availability, affordability, and social context within communities. Navigating these conversations requires far beyond nutritional knowledge. Several economic, social, and geographic barriers impact food insecurity. To create long-term changes in the nutrition-related outcomes within these communities, it’s important to offer practical approaches rooted in a deep understanding of community members’ lived experiences and challenges.

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Promoting Healthy Sleep Habits: Practical Guidance for Campus Health Professionals

9/11/2024

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Promoting Healthy Sleep Habits: Practical Guidance for Campus Health Professionals. Image of a student in front of a desktop monitor studying at night while holding a cup of coffee.
As college students return to campuses for the new semester, their lack of a quality sleep schedule also seems to make a comeback. The value of quality sleep is often overlooked between the chaos of keeping up with rigorous schoolwork, attending social events, and juggling club activities. But it’s important to recognize that a consistent sleep schedule isn’t just about dreams and snores. It's a crucial part of daily routines that has significant impacts on overall well-being and functioning. Without it, students could find themselves feeling constantly exhausted and missing out on the exciting college experience they’re there for.

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From Fear to Action: How to Communicate Climate Change Effectively

7/17/2024

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Climate change and its impacts are some of the biggest environmental, health, and societal issues our society is facing today. Our environment is experiencing more natural disasters such as heat waves, floods, and other increased extreme weather events. The environmental damage impacts public health in the form of access to safe drinking water, clean air, adequate and healthy food supply, safe shelter, and resources.

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Helping Public Health Professionals Drive Behavior Change: The Health Communication and Marketing Funnel

2/15/2024

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Public health professionals have excelled at raising awareness of critical health and social issues, but translating that awareness into concrete action and change is much more challenging. We want to help bridge this gap with the launch of Let’s Talk Public Health's Health Communication and Marketing Funnel.

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How To Talk About Weight in a Non-Stigmatizing Way: 4 Tips For Healthcare and Public Health Professionals

1/27/2024

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How we think informs how we speak and can inform how we act. Stigmatizing language about weight can perpetuate weight stigma and weight bias and lead to inadequate care. In order to improve how we talk about weight, we have to first understand how we think about weight.

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