EP28: Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD and</span></em> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Liz Albertine</span></em></p> <p><strong><em>“For older adults in 2018, which is the most recent data that we have, approximately 5.3 million Americans, 60 and older, were food insecure.”</em></strong><strong>— Marie Gualtieri, PhD (03:47-03:58)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">COVID-19 has elevated a lot of issues that impact older adults. So, we're going to dig into the details of the impact of aging and food insecurity. In this week's episode, I'm joined by Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Marie Gualtieri, PhD and her Discussant, Liz Albertine, Legislative Director for Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-03).</span></p> <p><strong>Part One of ‘Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD’</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marie Gualtieri is a sociologist making sure vulnerable populations have the nutrition support they need. She has worked with communities and engaged with policy to increase food access and support to improve people's health outcomes across the lifespan. For the past decade, Marie has partnered with community-based organizations, health providers, and foundations, listening to the experiences and stories of food insecurity, food access, and nutrition among children, families, and older adults. And, for older adults, she learned that they face unique challenges when accessing food.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marie’s joy is to take people's lived experiences, stories of food insecurity, and translate that into meaningful change. Marie has accomplished these changes through her work in policy, research, program evaluation, and securing additional grant funding for organizations to expand their capacity. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More recently, in her Health and Aging Policy Fellowship on Capitol Hill, Liz Albertine indicated that Marie was able to help advise Rep. DeLau