Episode 15: Hunger Advocacy

# AnthroAlert

## Episode 15: Hunger Advocacy

Originally aired 1 September 2017 on bullsradio.org

In this episode, we discuss how an anthropological perspective helps address issues of hunger in our community.

Our guest, Dr. David Himmelgreen, presents on his work with the Hunger Action Alliance.

David Himmelgreen is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida. Himmelgreen is a biocultural nutritional anthropologist with expertise in maternal-child nutrition, growth and development, food security, dietary acculturation, and community nutrition programming. He has conducted research in Costa Rica, the U.S., Puerto Rico, Lesotho, and India. For the last 15 years, Himmelgreen has co-directed the Globalization and Community Health Field School in Monteverde Costa Rica where students are cross-trained in medical anthropology, public health, and environmental engineering. More recently, Himmelgreen co-founded the Hunger Action Alliance with Feeding Tampa Bay (an affiliate of Feeding America), Humana, and other key stakeholders in Tampa Bay to address hunger and food insecurity through research, education, and programming. Himmelgreen has published more than 80 articles, book chapters/segments, and edited volumes and has received funding from the NSF, USDA, NIH, Fulbright Commission, UNICEF, and state and private foundations.

## Podcast link

https://anthroalert.tumblr.com/post/168785927906/anthroalert-episode-15-hunger-advocacy

## Video link

https://youtu.be/6ypps5PSCc8

## Album art photo credit:

Oliver Thompson

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Mon assiette vide - 2012-01-19 by Frédérique Voisin-Demery

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## Intro music credit:

Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba

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