Several months ago Share Our
Strength and Deloitte released a report about Deloitte’s extensive research on
the connections between hunger and educational achievement, health care, and
economic competitiveness. @ http://www.nokidhungry.org/pdfs/school-breakfast-white-paper.pdf
Now a
leading CEO of a health care company, Randy Oostra of ProMedica, has written an
op-ed making the case that hunger is a health issue. @ http://www.toledoblade.com/Columnists/2013/06/16/In-Toledo-hunger-is-a-health-issue.html
Oostra points out that “even one childhood experience with
hunger can have a negative effect on health 10 to 15 years later. Hungry
children are more likely to endure poor health and delayed development. Food
insecurity is associated with lower scores on physical and mental-health exams.”
ProMedica is a
No Kid Hungry ally helping us advance out strategy in Ohio and Michigan. And their CEO Randy Oostra is projecting a
voice on behalf of the voiceless, and helping to change the conversation in
ways that makes our work more accessible to a larger audience.
