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Hunger is an exploding suburban issue and the basis for exploring public health policies during this latest program in the award-winning series
Uniondale, NY… In its 10th year, Exploring Critical Issues continues to explore cause and effect in matters of great significance to the American way and quality of life. The latest segment “Food Inequality & Public Health” will air over two weeks, beginning Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 10 PM.
The Adelphi University-Sustainable Long Island Food System Report Card, completed earlier this year, forms the basis for the program’s discussion. The goal of the “Report Card” was to create a baseline profile of Long Island’s food system for purposes of evaluating viability and sustainability. In a multi-decade review, the “Report Card” found trouble spots — including the declining number of farms, food manufacturers and wholesalers — to be threatening Long Island’s economic, environmental and social outlook. Meanwhile, New York consumers are spending a greater share of their annual household expenses on food and, with the economic downturn, enrollment in the Food Stamp or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has increased over 110 % in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
According to Exploring Critical Issues host, Adelphi University President Dr. Robert A. Scott: “The program explores the results of the study and the implications for public health policy and services. The complete details on the Food System Report Card is available through the Adelphi University website.”
Joining Dr. Scott for the discussion are guests: Sustainable Long Island Executive Director Amy Engel; Adelphi University’s Dr. Sarah Eichberg, Director of Community Research, Institute for Social Research and Community Engagement/Vital Signs; Dr. Melanie Bush, Associate Professor of Sociology; and Dr. Tonya Samuel, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Public Health.
“Food Inequality & Public Health” airs over two weeks in New York and Connecticut on Cablevision 29 (Long Island) and 137 (CT and NY area outside of Long Island), FiOS 296 (NY and Fairfield, CT), and streaming simultaneously at www.telecaretv.org on airdates and times as follows:
Saturdays, December 21 and December 28 at 10:00 PM
Sunday s, December 22 and December 29 at 7:00 AM
Wednesdays, December 25 and January 2 at 1:30 PM
Thursdays, December 26 and January 2 at 10:30 PM
Seen by over seven million households, Exploring Critical Issues has earned three Telly Awards, the cable equivalent of the Emmy, and the 2013 MarCom Gold Award for Critical Regional Public Policy Issues (broadcast & cable) Campaign.
As the engaged University, Adelphi is proud to sponsor Exploring Critical Issues to provide scholars, advocates, and other distinguished guests with a forum in which to explore critical local, regional, national, and global topics, such as the environment, health, business, the arts, politics, law, and government regulations.
About Adelphi University:
Adelphi is a world-class, modern university with excellent and highly relevant programs where students prepare for lives of active citizenship and professional careers. Through its schools and programs—College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, College of Nursing and Public Health and the School of Social Work—the coeducational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,000 students from 43 states and 45 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and its centers in Manhattan, Suffolk County, and Poughkeepsie, the University, chartered in 1896, maintains a commitment to liberal studies, in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
For more on Dr. Scott, see: http://administration.adelphi.edu/president/index.php