I believe in good food for all.
Healthy, nourishing food should be accessible for everyone, regardless of income and geographic location.
Too many communities across our country have a lack of available healthy food and a surplus of non-nourishing, quick food. People living in these communities are resilient and resourceful – what they need are more resources in order to make the healthy choice the easy choice.
I believe that individual nutrition education is important but it must be combined with policy, systems, and environmental efforts to make a long-term and equitable impact on a community’s health.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Racial Equity
Racism is systemic in the United States. It permeates all of our institutions and is insidious in how it operates to oppress some while it raises up others. People of color face many health disparities, including nutrition-related outcomes, which are rooted in centuries of slavery and oppression. I am committed to increasing the health of communities across the US from a racial equity perspective and actively include the voices of marginalized peoples in my work as a nutrition and public health professional. To that end, I am part of a collective working towards racial justice and equity, and I will continue to educate myself and others in my profession to be consciously anti-racist.
LGBTQ+ Health
I am also committed to increasing the health of LGBTQ+ individuals and communities across the US. During my graduate experience, I was part of a research collaborative to advance the health of LGBTQ+ individuals, and I am currently researching the nutritional health of transgender adults in the US. I am committed to creating inclusive and welcoming spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals as a growing professional.
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