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Clinical Practice: Food Matters

Clinical Education and Advocacy Program

Food matters because what we eat profoundly impacts the health of individuals, communities, and the environment. Among the members of the U.S. population, exposure to energy-dense, nutritionally-depleted, chemical-laden, and environmentally-destructive food is ubiquitous. Obesity, diabetes, malnutrition, childhood cancer and other chronic diseases are the costly consequences of these exposures, both in terms of human well-being and healthcare expenditures. A complex industrialized food system underlies this state of nutritional affairs.

In addition to curriculum development and trainings, PRHE has contributed several papers and patient brochures to the Food Matters program.

For additional resources, visit the Food Matters Resources page.

Pesticides Matter Primer

PRHE has created a primer for Reproductive Health Physicians called Pesticides Matter.

Food Matters Resources

More more resources mentioned in the Food Matters brochure, click here.


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