Food and Nutrition
Black communities consistently face hunger at higher rates than other communities due to social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Why Nutrition Matters
African Americans are more likely to have and die from cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health.
The Food and Nutrition Program at The Center for Black Health & Equity addresses food insecurity, a core influencer on African American health. Ongoing efforts in this work include:
The Healthy Food Initiative, funded by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, as well as School Meals for All NC, funded by North Carolina Alliance for Health.
Communities of color should have choices instead of being manipulated with excessive promotion at checkout areas and throughout stores to buy foods that are high in sugar, fat, and salt.
The Healthy Food Initiative aims to promote informed food choices through implementation of a sodium warning label policy.
Let’s end child hunger throughout the state of North Carolina and ensure every child in every public school in NC has access to breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families.
This coalition advocates nationwide so that all schools can offer breakfast and lunch at no charge to their students.
