Food Insecurity and Signs of Need

with Jennifer Adams,

NaviGuide, United Church Homes

This week on Ask a NaviGuide, host Michael Hughes chats with Jennifer Adams, one of our NaviGuides at United Church Homes. During this conversation, Mike and Jennifer talk about food insecurities with the elderly including topics such as issues of malnourishment, anorexia of aging, the importance of access to healthy food options, causes of food insecurities, and more.
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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Jennifer’s work as a NaviGuide and her passion for caring for those with food insecurities (1:13)
  • Addressing issues of malnourishment (3:33)
  • Food is medicine (5:22)
  • The importance of access to healthy food options (8:12)
  • Causes of food insecurities (12:16)
  • Anorexia of aging (18:29)

 

Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com. 

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