When Dr. Susan Mercado accompanied her adolescent son from the Philippines to Hawaii in late 2020, she noticed a vacancy for a food systems and resiliency director at the Hawaii Public Health Institute. A former undersecretary of the Philippine health department with decades of experience as a medical doctor and public health expert, she got the job. This April, under Mercado’s leadership, HIPHI formed the Food Garden Hui. The informal collective, in partnership with the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement, […]
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Today at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to working with the African Union and our African partners to accelerate progress toward achieving food security, building stronger food systems and more diversified supply chains, and expanding African countries’ access to agricultural markets. President Biden announced an additional $2.5 billion in emergency aid and medium to long-term food security assistance for resilient African food systems and supply markets, which builds upon over $11 billion in U.S. […]
DANVILLE — Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Denise Johnson lauded the efforts of 50 Pa. hospitals who have joined a national effort to promote and encourage healthy eating. Since 2019, 50 hospitals in 26 Pennsylvania counties have joined the Good Food, Healthy Hospitals program that involves facilities providing nutritious and local food and beverages to patients, employees and visitors. “Our mission is to promote healthy nutrition… and we are glad to partner with you,” Johnson told a gathering of […]
HERMITAGE — When visitors stop by Buhl Park’s annual concert series this summer, they’ll have the chance to try some healthier food options — the first initiative of the Healthy Community Collaborative. The Health Hut @ the Cabin Cafe, a planned stand similar to what people would find at a farmers’ market, will offer visitors fresh fruits and vegetables, some nutritional information, and recipes for free during the concerts on Wednesday evenings. The Healthy Community Collaborative, a partnership of the […]
