Keywords
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, Veterans, food insecurity, Food Security Office, Veterans Health Administration, VHA, Nutrition and Food Services Office, White House Conference on Hunger Nutrition and Health
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is uniquely positioned as the nation’s largest integrated health care system, serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year, to successfully embrace the power of an interdisciplinary team designed to meet the needs of Veterans challenged by food insecurity. In collaboration with the whole of government approach to ending hunger, VA is addressing food and nutrition security. The Food Security Office within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) was established and has representation from nutrition, social work, and nursing focusing on the causes of food insecurity among Veterans. VA’s Food Security Office and the Nutrition and Food Services Office lead efforts aligned with the White House’s strategic initiatives shared at the White House Conference on Hunger, Health and Nutrition. The Food Security Office is built on three pillars: partnerships, data management and research and education.
Recommended Citation
Going, C. (2023). VA’s Work to Ensure Veterans’ Food Security. Journal of Food Law & Policy, 19(1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp/vol19/iss1/4
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Food Security Commons, Health Law and Policy Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons