Redesigning Our Food System To Make Health Accessible For All

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  We are living in an epidemic of chronic disease that is
destroying our health, our communities, and our economy. The common
denominator between all of these things is food, or more
specifically, our food system. The way our food is grown,
transported, processed, and consumed is making us sick and driving
health disparities related to income and race, especially among
marginalized groups.   In today’s episode, I talk with Dr.
Marcia Chatelain, Dr. Rupa Marya, Raj Patel, and Karen Washington
about creating a society that cultivates health, how our existing
social structures predispose us to illness, and how we can make
great changes to our food system through grassroots efforts. 
  Dr. Marcia Chatelain is a professor of history and African
American studies at Georgetown University. The author of South Side
Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration, she teaches about women’s
and girls’ history, as well as black capitalism. Her latest book,
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, examines the
intricate relationship among African American politicians, civil
rights organizations, communities, and the fast food industry.
  Dr. Rupa Marya is an associate professor of medicine at the
University of California, San Francisco, where she practices and
teaches Internal Medicine. Her research examines the health impacts
of social systems, from agriculture to policing. She is a cofounder
of the Do No Harm Coalition, a collective of health workers
committed to addressing disease through structural change. 
  Raj Patel is a research professor at the University of Texas
at Austin’s Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, a professor
in the university’s department of nutrition, and a research
associate at Rhodes University, South Africa. He is the author of
Stuffed and Starved, the New York Times bestselling The Value of
Nothing, and coauthor of A History of the World in Seven Cheap
Things.   Karen Washington is a farmer, activist, and food
advocate. She is the co-owner and farmer at Rise & Root Farm in
Chester, New York. Karen cofounded Black Urban Growers (BUGS), an
organization supporting growers in both urban and rural settings.
In 2012, Ebony magazine voted her one of the 100 most influential
African Americans in the country, and in 2014 Karen was the
recipient of the James Beard Leadership Award.   This episode
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episodes of these interviews can be found here: Dr. Marcia
Chatelain Dr. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel Karen Washington