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Food insecurity is an issue gripping American families—including those in the Latino community—across the country. These individuals, who live in what experts call food deserts, can lack access to healthy, nutritious meals.
Dwayne Wharton, an Independent Consultant with Dwayne Wharton & Partners and the former Director Of External Affairs at The Food Trust, joins Salud Talks to discuss this issue and what progress is needed to ensure Latinos and all Americans have access to healthy foods. 
Check out this discussion on the Salud Talks Podcast, Episode 21, “Dietary Discrimination“!
- WHAT: A #SaludTalks discussion about widespread food insecurity impacting countless Latino and all American families
- GUEST: Dwayne Wharton, an Independent Consultant with Dwayne Wharton & Partners and the former Director Of External Affairs at The Food Trust
- WHERE: Available wherever fine podcasts are downloaded, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, Tune In, and others
- WHEN: The episode went live at 1:30 p.m., Mar. 4, 2020
In this episode, we explore questions such as:
- What do we need to do as a country to ensure that all Americans have equal food access and quality?
- Why do these food access disparities exist?
- How can people help those in their communities to achieve better food access and quality in their day to day life?
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