Public Health Global Conference

Acquiring good quality food at frequent intervals forms an important component of the health of people and hence food security is an integral component of public health services. The consequence of instability in food security entails malnutrition, hunger, and the growth of diet-related diseases thus reducing on proponents health and community cop.

Both seemingly simple components equally fall in the domain of virtuous food security, as malnutrition, hunger, and diet-related diseases are bound to soar once this essential quality of food security is undermined. The frameworks meant to provide food security encompass nutrition for everyone through advocacy for the food systems that people have in place through addressing the barriers to healthier foods.

Food insecurity’s first health impact that can be observed is malnutrition. This means that both undernutrition and obesity have similar causes which include; poor feeding habits, and high susceptibility to health complications inclusive of; heart diseases, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. These matters are addressed by public health in various ways including demanding nutritional education and supporting the increased funding of food assistance programs as well as encouraging a variety of nutrition to enhance the general health of the increasingly diverse populations.

Food safety likewise concerns food security because populations need not just quantities of food but food that has not been contaminated by diseases. Food quality control or proper handling of food is also checked and regulated by the public policies on health. Inspections can be planned on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis; safety corporate standards; and public awareness on food handling reduce the chances of getting illnesses from food pathogens.

Eco-agriculture and local Food Systems support food security through the provision of long-term food sources thus minimizing external dependence. All these public health measures endorse policies that enable the government to protect the sustainability of farms across production and supply and protect consumers from the effects of climate risks affecting the productivity of the food chain.

Solving food security involves the integration of multiple stakeholders such as governments, public health, and consumers to enable access to healthy foods among consumers. Focusing on food security creates a significant positive impact on public health and has a positive effect on the future of the population’s health.