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SUMMARY:Food Poverty and Health Inequalities Panel - Speaker to be confirm
 ed
DTSTART:20200130T183000Z
DTEND:20200130T193000Z
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CONTACT:86752
DESCRIPTION:We will hear from several panellists from alternative perspect
 ives on the issue\, including a Labour Councillor for the Kings Hedges are
 a of Cambridge\, and an academic from our own university. More details to 
 follow.\n\nWhy are we choosing to look at food insecurity and food poverty
  this term? \n\nFood insecurity means families being unable to sustain a s
 ufficiently nutritious and varied diet.\n\nThe impacts of this malnutritio
 n on health are far reaching and importantly\, preventable. Malnutrition i
 ncreases risk of disease\, increases the risk of complications from diseas
 e and can directly lead to death.\n\nThe widespread impact of increased di
 sease burden should not be underestimated: it puts extra strain on househo
 lds that already have less flexibility when it comes to childcare and work
 ing. And a child who grows up undernourished in a household affected by fo
 od insecurity is more at risk of poor growth and development\, which have 
 lifelong impact on health. And it’s not all about physical health - the 
 impact of food insecurity of mental health should not be forgotten.\n\nTru
 ssel Trust (who provide for about 60% of the UK’s food banks) state that
  “Nearly 75% of people who have used a food bank have at least one healt
 h issue”. Poor health is both caused by and a factor in producing food i
 nsecurity. And food banks are not always able to offer a healthy range of 
 food. Just because someone needs to use a food bank should not mean they l
 ose the right to a healthy diet.\n\nWhilst food insecurity mostly affects 
 those in communities\, those already receiving health or social care shoul
 d also be included when thinking of malnutrition. BAPEN states that people
  receiving health or social care are at risk of malnourishment during thei
 r care. And the impact of this is increased length of hospital stay\, incr
 eased complications and increased demand for our already overstretched hea
 lthcare services.\n\nTackling food insecurity is a call to improve the hea
 lth of the UK population. Please join us in our other events this term and
  follow the Students for Global Health Cambridge Facebook page for more po
 sts.\n\nAccess arrangements:\n\nThere is step-free access via a lift in th
 e Fisher Building\, plus wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities. Unfortun
 ately no induction loop is available. For more accessibility information p
 lease contact the St John’s porters.
LOCATION:Boys Smith Room\, Fisher Building (Cripps Court)\, St John’s Co
 llege
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