As communities across the country seek more effective approaches to addressing food insecurity, lessons from local practice and research offer valuable insights for action.This talk uses Dallas as a case study to show how food insecurity is shaped by place, what food pantries have taught us about designing interventions that support health and stability, and how regional food planning efforts now taking shape in Dallas can use evidence, community voice, and human-centered design to build healthier neighborhood systems.
Sandi Pruitt, PhD, MPH is a Professor in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her work focuses on cancer epidemiology and community-partnered research to reduce health inequities, including more than a decade of food pantry research and intervention development with Crossroads Community Services, where she chairs the Board of Directors.
This event is approved for 1 AICP CM credit
This series was created in partnership with OSUCCC-James and Nationwide Children's Hospital