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Harris County Healthy Food Financing Initiative Coming to Precinct 2
Food insecurity is defined as the limited access or availability to nutritional foods, and is typically an economic and social indicator of the community’s health. Two factors that predict food insecurities within communities are unemployment and poverty. According to a study done by Houston Food Bank and Harris County Public Health, there are approximately 724,750 food insecure individuals in Harris County alone.
By Stephanie Sanchez / 06 January 2020