OF LATINOS IN CHICAGO ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY.

NOT ONLY DO FAMILY STRUGGLE ACCESSING ENOUGH FOOD, BUT FINDING NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO STAY HEALTHY CAN ALSO BE MORE DIFFICULT IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

THE STATE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE NEW STORES AND FOOD DESERTS PROGRAM GRANT PROGRAM.

MEANWHILE, LOCAL GROCERY STORES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALREADY WORKING TO FILL THE GAPS.

AN EDUCATION COGHLAN ABOUT HEALTHY EATING.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE OUR ESTHER, SHE MET AT A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHICAGO HISPANIC HEALTH COALITION AND DOCTOR EVELYN, FOR A PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE PILSEN FOOD PANTRY.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

AS I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC.

HOW HAVE YOU SEEN FOOD DESERTS IMPACT THE TYPES OF FOOD.

PEOPLE ARE EATING IN A REGULAR BASIS AND THE SEND THE ISSUE THAT I THINK YOU FOOD IS MEDICINE.

SO TOKEN, HE HAD WITH TIME.

IF YOU GET >> IS THE IDEA THE SAME WAY YOU PRESS CAME INDICATION FOR PEOPLE NEED HE PAID ATTENTION OF CITY.

YOU GIVE UP GAME SHOW WHAT KIND OF FOOD THEY SUPPOSED TO EAT AND WHAT KIND OF FOOD THEY SUPPOSED TO.

SO THIS SYSTEM NEED DO ANYTHING.

WE SEE EACH OTHER TO BE SURE THAT YOU DON'T GO TO THE PHARMACY AND GET THAT FROM ANY ADDITIONAL FOR WHAT YOU NEED.

THE SAME THING WITH THEY CAN.

THE TASTE NEED TO WANT TO GET THAT WITH COLD AND THIS AND IT THAT WAY THAT PEOPLE GET WET, THEY MAY NEED IT FEED HEALTHY AND NOT TO BE EVERYBODY AND DONE.

FOOD THAT I KNOW OF A PLAY FOR SO THE IDEA NO CHANGE IN THE THEY SYSTEM WORKED.

WE GETTING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WITH ABC 10, THE FACES AND M AND IT GOT US IN THE WORLD.

THE PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO TO START AND THEY PREPARE AND THEREFORE FLORIDA AND TALKING ABOUT THAT.

I WANT TO BRING DOCTOR FOR THAT ONE BECAUSE YOU ARE A DOCTOR.

YOU ALSO ARE.

>> YOU ALSO HAVE A A FOOD PANTRY.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HEALTH CONDITIONS, LATINOS EXPERIENCE THAT THAT A CHANGE IN THEIR DIET COULD IMPROVE?

>> FOOD INSECURITY IS ASSOCIATED INCREASED RATE OF DIABETES.

10% INCREASE EVERY YEAR AFTER 10 YEARS OF BEING CHRONICALLY IN FOOD INSECURE, ACTUALLY DOUBLE YOUR RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES.

DAVIES IS A VERY PERNICIOUS AND HORRIBLE DISEASE TO HAVE THAT IS INCREDIBLY PREVALENT IN BROWN AND BLACK COMMUNITIES.

ADDITIONALLY, HYPERTENSION IS MORE COMMON FOLKS FOOD INSECURITY BECAUSE BEING ABLE IT NOT BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE IN A FORD, A HEALTHY FOOD REALLY GETS INTO INTO THE WAY RESTRICTING SODIUM INTAKE AND THEN OTHER THINGS THAT ARE A LOT MORE COMMON FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE FOOD INSECURITY IS A DEPRESSION, CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN AND ATTENTION AT SCHOOL.

AND EVEN LIFE EXPECTANCY IS REDUCED PEOPLE THAT ARE CHRONICALLY FOOD, INSECURE.

>> AND DOCTOR, HOW DO YOU EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE RIGHT FOODS?

>> WELL, I REALLY DON'T DO THAT.

I ACTUALLY SCREAMED PEOPLE TO ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, FOOD THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR DIETS AND WIND.

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD, THEY TEND TO EAT A LOT BETTER THAN WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS.

SO THING THAT CHANGED A LOT FOR ME ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS PLANNING FOR PANTRY, WHICH INSTEAD OF ASKING, ARE YOU EATING HEALTHY?

I STARTED ASKING YOU HAVE ACCESS AND THE ACCESS WAS HELPFUL FOR ME SO THAT I COULD ADDRESS IF PEOPLE HAD FINDING FOOD IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS A PORTABLE, WHICH WAS WHAT CAME UP THE MOST AND EVEN THEN WHEN THEY WOULD MENTION THAT THEY USED THE PANTRIES TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT AT THAT, THE YOU MIGHT BE MIGHT BE THE HEALTHIEST FOR THEM WHERE THEIR CONDITIONS AND THEY OFTEN I MENTIONED THAT WHAT WAS AT THEIR PANTRY REALLY WASN'T HEALTHY THAT THEY HAD A LOT CANNED FOOD, PROCESSED FOOD, BRAD, ETCETERA.

AND THEY KNEW THAT THAT WASN'T BEST FOR THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED THAT PRODUCING 2 SAYS HEALTHY THINGS LIKE SO IF I ASKED THEM THAN THEY TYPICALLY WE HAVE AN OPEN ENDED CONVERSATION ABOUT IT AND THEN I CAN ADDRESS GAPS.

BUT THEN ALSO FIND OUT WHY WHY THEY'RE NOT HAVING 5 TO 7 SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES A DAY OF TERROR.

>> AND ESTHER, YOUR ORGANIZATION ON COURAGE IS LOOKING AT FOOD AS MEDICINE.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT THAT MEANS?

I THINK THE THE MOST IMPORTANT >> WE'VE A PROGRAM WITH COMMUNITY IT.

WE NEED DIDN'T DIDN'T SOME TIME TIME TO EXPLAIN MANY CINCINNATI, A CONTENT TO THEY NEED.

IT.

SO THE COMMUNITY WHAT CAN WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED TO DOT THAT WE KIND PEOPLE TO GO SHOPPING WITH THEN AND EXPLAIN AND EXPLAIN LOCATION AND CONDITION.

SO PEOPLE LIKE TO LEARN SOMETHING AND WE KNOW THE MEDICARE CAN ASSIST AND DON'T CUT THAT TIME.

SOME TIME TO CUT IT.

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SO THE THEY SEEING THIS SYSTEM HOUSTON COMMUNITY.

WHAT IT CAN TO THE CANTEEN TO HELP.

AND THEN WITH PATIENTS WHO NEED THAT SPACE BENCH, HELPING TO GET THE MEDICATION, THE SAME WAY.

THE MITIGATION IS THE SAME TO BUY GOOD FOOD, NO PROMISES HAVE YOU OR YOU SEE THAT THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTFUL?

I THINK WHAT IS MOST INTERESTING TO ME IS WHEN I GO TO A GROCERY STORE RATE AND YOU GO INTO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE YOGURT AISLE.

>> THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF YOGURTS.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BACK, IT ALL HAS EXTRA ADDED SUGARS.

EXACTLY IN PEOPLE ARE WE TEACHING, THEN WE'RE GOING FOR WHEN THE DUCT WANT TO SAY TO THEY DON'T SUPPOSED TO THAT TYPE OF FOOT AND TEAM BECAUSE WHY THAT THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE HE'S SOMEBODY QUARTER THEN WHO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE GOOD EVENING POTENTIAL?

THEY CAN A GOOD FOOD AT 18.

SO THE CLOSING IS THE SAME WAY WE LESS MONEY TO PAY FOR THE BABY TO MANY PATIENTS.

JUST SAY HAVE YOU FOOD, GOOD FOOD, PRO TEAM.

NO.

THE FUNDS HE SINGS WHAT WE CAN CHECK THAT OUT.

FOOD, 2 GOOD TEAMS CAUSE LESS FOR PEOPLE YOU SO THEN WE CAN TOGETHER TO CHANGE THAT THIS SEASON THEY NEED BECAUSE FEEL NOW FOR ME SOMETIMES FOR IT.

BAN TRACE SET BY DAY KNOW WHAT IT CAN TO THEY NEED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CAN GETS KNOW, TO WHAT WITH COMMUNITY, IT IN THE BANK THAT I KNOW THAT MANY BEN TO HAPPEN AND THAT THE PEOPLE BUT THOSE PEOPLE, WE NEED TO YOU KNOW, TO LESSEES YOU'RE SAYING TO WORK TOGETHER TO WE NEED TO CLOSE TO GET IT IN SAME WAY THAT WE WITH MITIGATION.

WE NEED TO TO BUY GOOD FOOD.

THEY CAN GO ANY LEADER OF THE FOOD TO THE HOUSE, TO THE PEOPLE, THE TO KIND LEAVE AND NO BIG PERCENT WE NEED.

MAYBE WHEN YOU MORE TO START.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THE COMEDY.

AND I KNOW THAT BIG WE NEED PLACES WHERE PEOPLE EAT BECAUSE THEY AND WE NEED TO WEAR IT WITH STARTED, YOU KNOW, TO THAT EFFECT, POSSIBILITY OF THE COMMUNITY PEOPLE TO LOSE.

THESE ARE THESE ARE REALLY BIG AND TALK IN SCENE BECAUSE IT BUT IF THAT MEANT IF YOU IT, WE USED GIVE IT'S THE PATIENT AND CAN GO INTO NATION WITH WITH TWIST SMOKING.

COURSE, AND WANT BRING THE SAME.

SO WANT TO BRING DOCTOR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

DOCTOR FRIEDEL OF THE GRANT PROGRAM FROM GOVERNOR PRITZKER IS AIMED AT GROWING LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> WE SHOULD ALSO KNOW THIS IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE THAT IS ANTICIPATE TOWARDS HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT AND EVEN JUST ONE STORE WITH FRESH PRODUCE HAVING A NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A WONDERFUL PEOPLE ARE REALLY TRYING TO STRETCH THEIR DOLLARS AND BUY WHAT IS HEALTHY AND WHAT GIVE GREAT NUTRITION INFIELD TO THEIR FAMILIES.

OFTENTIMES FOOD DESERTS, I'M NOT ONLY ARE THE FOODS ARE THE FOODS HARDER TO FIND, BUT THE FRESHNESS AND THE QUALITY IS DIFFERENT.

SO EVEN IF SOMEONE DID WANT PEOPLE A VARIETY OF THINGS, MAYBE THE STRAWBERRIES AND THE GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVE IS SUPPOSED TO HELP CONNECT AFFORDABLE PRODUCE PRODUCE IS ACTUALLY THE ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS WE BUY THE BILLS AND PANTRY.

WE SPEND OVER $1300 A WEEK ON PRODUCE.

WE ALSO BUY FRESH EGGS AND I CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE VOTE WITH THEIR WITH THEIR CHECKMARKS.

THEY PICK THEIR OWN FOOD AND IT'S WHAT PEOPLE PICK TIME.

AND AGAIN, IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE CARRYING THINGS HOME FROM THE PANTRY, THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER TAKE PRODUCE, OVERCOME ANYTHING CANNED.

SO AND THAT'S VERY, VERY CONSISTENT.

WE DO.