TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new approach to fighting hunger in the Tampa Bay area is focusing on something bigger than food alone: overall health.
Leaders at Feeding Tampa Bay unveiled their latest initiative during Wednesday’s Health and Hunger Summit, where hundreds gathered to learn how nutrition can serve as a bridge to better medical outcomes.
“Food insecurity is a health care crisis,” said President and CEO Thomas Mantz. “The neighbors that we serve are struggling with health care. They’re making really difficult choices between food and medicine.”…