Nemours Podcast: Nourishing Hope Amid Childhood Food Insecurity
Beth, our Director of Athletic & Strategic Partnerships, joined Nemours in Episode 43 of their the Well Beyond Medicine podcast! Listen to learn more about our mission and how we have made a positive impact on children nationwide.
SEGMENT 1: The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that in 2022, one in every five children in the United States was unsure where, when, or even if they would get their next meal. Childhood food insecurity significantly impacts physical, social, cognitive, and behavioral development.
Blessings in a Backpack has become a national leader and model for fighting food insecurity in kids and working to put them on the path to a healthy start by providing hungry children with backpacks filled with nutritious food items – enough to last from when a child leaves school on Friday until they return the following Monday.
SEGMENT 2: Nemours Children’s Health Assistant Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer Dr. Peggy Greco outlines what she sees as the three most important influences on a child’s mental and emotional health.
Guests:
- Beth Bush, National Director of Athletic & Strategic Partnerships, Blessings in a Backpack
- Peggy Parish, Community Engagement Director, Nemours Children’s Health, Florida
- Peggy Greco, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Chief Patient Experience Officer, Nemours Children’s Health
Producer, Host: Carol Vassar