Mission Waco’s Jubilee Food Market
Did you know that nearly 1 in 8 Texas households struggles with food and nutrition insecurity—and that lack of access to healthy foods is directly linked to worse outcomes in maternal health and chronic diseases like diabetes?
As part of a month-long focus on food and nutrition, EHF is highlighting how food insecurity is a powerful driver of overall health—and why we’re investing in upstream solutions that bring healthy options within reach for more Texans.
“Food is health—and it’s one of the most important preventive tools we have,” says Dr. Ann Barnes, EHF’s president and CEO. “From pregnancy to chronic disease, good nutrition is foundational to better health. If we want healthier communities, we have to make healthy food available, affordable, and accessible.”
For the first time, EHF’s annual Texas Health Poll asked Texans about their experience with food and nutrition security, including access to healthy food, grocery stores, transportation issues, and more.
Check out EHF’s new interactive webpage detailing Food and Nutrition Security in Texas and why EHF is working to change the conversation to addressing this key non-medical driver of health.
