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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: A prescription for healthy food? New program tackles food insecurity
Description: Guest: Dr. Andrew Boozary, physician and executive director of UHN’s Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine A pilot project called Food Rx, run in collaboration with the University Health Network (UHN) and the non-profit FoodShare, is aiming to tackle growing food insecurity in Toronto with a “doctor’s prescription” for regular home delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables. Nearly one in five Toronto households have inadequate or insecure access to food due to lack of money, and it has become a serious public health issue. According to the latest Who’s Hungry report by the Daily Bread and North...