The connection between health and hunger extends well beyond personal circumstances. Workers who are racked with financial anxiety don’t perform, and hungry school children can’t learn.
Individuals who are food insecure use more health care services and are more likely to have chronic illness, says John Lumpkin, an emergency physician who is vice president of drivers of health strategy at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Lumpkin is also the president of the Blue Cross of North…
