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The State of Food and Nutrition In the World (SOFI) Report Reveals Global Hunger Is at Record Levels, and Is Rising
According to the new collaborative report, “State of Food and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)”, the global food system is at risk as the war in Ukraine contributes to rising costs of food, f...
Ethiopia: Women and children wait in line at WFP food distribution point in the Asegede district of Tigray. Photo: WFP/Claire Nevill
Nearly One in Three Adults in Mass. Are Struggling to Get Enough Food to Eat, Study Finds
New study finds that at least 1.8 million people — or 32 percent of the state’s adult population — are food insecure. With funding support from the Hunger to Health Collaboratory, The Greater Bo...
A team works to pack orders for curb-side distribution at the South Community Food Pantry in Pittsfield, Mass this January. It serves about 600 families per week.BEN GARVER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Physicians Foundation’s Part One of Three: 2022 Survey of America’s Physicians focuses on how the Social Drivers Of Health (SDOH) Affect Physicians and Their Patients
In this three-part survey, the Physicians Foundation looks beyond clinical care to examine how the Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) impact physician’s practices and the wellbeing of their patients. &...
H2HC Supports Study Identifying $2.4 Billion in MA Hunger-Related Healthcare Costs
Children’s HealthWatch/The Greater Boston Food Bank Study Identifies Hunger as Major Public Health Issue Costing Massachusetts $2.4 Billion Annually. Hunger and food insecurity, which can have long-...
Avoidable health cost of hunger report cover