Episcopal Health Foundation is partnering with 12 community collaboratives representing 29 counties to kickoff the 2025–26 Collaborating for Healthy Communities Initiative (CHCI) cohort. For the first time, every collaborative in the cohort will focus on one or more of EHF’s Priorities for Change: maternal health, food and nutrition security, or diabetes prevention.CHCI is a year-long, [...]
Protein is a highly requested food bank item – that's why Houston Food Bank is excited that dry black beans will be added to the TEFAP catalogue for food banks to purchase. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) provides shelf-stable, nutritious, and American-grown foods to low-income children, seniors, and families facing hunger across the [...]
Learn Cholesterol Education Through the Mediterranean Diet Food and Culture Written by: Jingbo Qiao, UH Intern Spring 2025 Cholesterol in our body When we hear the word cholesterol, we may think of health problems. But in fact, cholesterol is necessary for our body and can be divided into "good" [...]
HOUSTON FOOD BANK FEATURED IN NATIONAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTING HEALTH OUTCOMES FROM “FOOD AS MEDICINE” PROGRAM Local initiative helps connect food and healthcare to improve wellbeing of neighbors experiencing food insecurity A new national report from Feeding America® spotlights Houston Food Bank as one many food banks across the country delivering innovative solutions [...]
Balanced Eating for Type 2 Diabetes Support Great nutrition tips to help improve your blood sugar Food and Culture Written by: Margaret Bechem, UH Intern Spring 2025 Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which there is a high amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. When we eat food, our bodies use sugar [...]
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Food and Culture Written by: Garrett Fugate, UH Intern Spring 2025 There are 206 bones in the human body, with each one giving us structure, protection, and the ability to move. The normal breakdown of our bones is called osteopenia, a bone disease that affects more than 43 million [...]
A Guide to a Healthy Heart Food and Culture Written by: Alejandra Herrera, UH Intern Spring 2025 Your arteries are highways that your heart uses to help get blood to the entire body. On the other hand, blood pressure is the force of blood that is hitting your arteries while it is [...]
Food Allergy Action Month 五月 is Food Allergy Action Month and although food intolerances and food allergies may get mistaken for each other, they are completely different things. So you might be asking then, what is the difference? A food intolerance is when a person has difficulty digesting a particular food, and involves [...]
Discover Joyful Movement: What feels good for you? Food and Culture Written by: Claudia Irazabal, UH Intern Fall 2024 We’ve all heard that staying active is essential for our physical and mental well-being. But for many, the idea of exercise is tied to intense workouts or pushing yourself to the limit. This [...]
Houston Food Bank's Community Health team hosted its annual Community Health Summit recently with guests from all over to discuss various factors that affect nutrition of our neighbors. Sessions were held to discuss state and federally funded services, Healthy Eating Research Nutrition Guidelines, Food Prescription (FoodRX) program, Medically Tailored Meals, factors of food insecurity [...]
