Presenter Biography
Chelsea Keating, M.P.H. (she/her) is a current Health systems and Policy PhD Student at the OHSU – PSU School of Public Health. She graduated from the OHSU – PSU School of Public Health with a Master's in Public Health in Epidemiology and from the University of Nevada, Reno with a B.S. in Chemistry. Her research interest lies in U.S. state level policies around pharmaceutical pricing and access and works at the OHSU Center for Evidence-based Policy as a Policy Analyst.
Program/Major
Health Systems and Policy
Student Level
Doctoral
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
4-10-2025 3:30 PM
End Date
4-10-2025 3:45 PM
Creative Commons License or Rights Statement
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43484
Subjects
Health Equity, Food Insecurity, Chronic Disease
Abstract
Social determinants of health, such as income, employment, social contexts, and the built environment, influence the risk of food insecurity. Food insecurity can be defined as uncertain access to food and can lead to negative health outcomes like increased risk for obesity, chronic disease, and adverse effects on a child's development and mental health. Drivers like limited physical access to food, limited transportation options, and the quality and access to food assistance programs within local systems perpetuate health disparities—particularly in those communities with populations who have been systematically marginalized. This descriptive study uses 2022 data from the National Health Interview Survey and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Project, combining national-level estimates by region and urban/rural status, County-level health outcomes, and food environment data to provide evidence for understanding how to develop interventions and policy changes at the state and federal levels to help reduce risks and promote health.
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Social determinants of health, such as income, employment, social contexts, and the built environment, influence the risk of food insecurity. Food insecurity can be defined as uncertain access to food and can lead to negative health outcomes like increased risk for obesity, chronic disease, and adverse effects on a child's development and mental health. Drivers like limited physical access to food, limited transportation options, and the quality and access to food assistance programs within local systems perpetuate health disparities—particularly in those communities with populations who have been systematically marginalized. This descriptive study uses 2022 data from the National Health Interview Survey and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Project, combining national-level estimates by region and urban/rural status, County-level health outcomes, and food environment data to provide evidence for understanding how to develop interventions and policy changes at the state and federal levels to help reduce risks and promote health.
