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MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Burns, Public Information Officer, Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health, 651.266.2537.
Saint Paul, MN (Nov. 10, 2015) — “Food Justice,” a television show that
examines homelessness, food insecurity and efforts to increase access to healthier
food and meals, will premiere Sunday,
November 15, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. on the TPT MN Channel. The 30-minute program is a co-production of Saint Paul –
Ramsey County Public Health and Twin Cities PBS with additional funding
provided by the Minnesota Department of Health’s Statewide Health Improvement
Program (SHIP).
“Many people in our
community experiencing homelessness and poverty lack access to healthy foods,”
said Donald Gault, Healthy Communities Division Manager at Saint Paul – Ramsey
County Public Health. “Food Justice hopes to raise awareness about food
insecurity and highlight the hard work and creative efforts of shelters, meal
programs and food shelves to make high quality, nutritious foods available for
their guests and clients,” said Gault.
The television show grew
out of work over the last several years by Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public
Health and local shelters, meal programs and food shelves to identify barriers
to serving healthy foods. Through the creation of the Healthier Meals
Coalition, public health has assisted food programs and providers to develop
strategies and systems to provide the healthy foods guests and clients need and
want. “One of the missing pieces in this effort is public understanding of how shelters, meal programs and food shelves
are changing the food they provide, and what their supporters and benefactors
can do to help,” said Gault.
“Food Justice” will air
multiple times on TPT in November and December. A free DVD of the program can be ordered from the public health website at www.foodjusticemn.org. Also available at the site are links and more resources, and discussion
guides individuals and community groups can use to learn more about the issue.
“We are encouraging family, friends and neighbors, and community groups to
watch the show together to become more aware of individuals and families facing
food insecurity, and to discuss creative ways they can improve access to healthy
foods,” said Gault.
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