Food + Health

Food is Medicine South Carolina is a coalition of state government agencies, nonprofit organizations, higher education, health systems, and health care providers in South Carolina. Together, they collaborate on health initiatives that help build an equitable, accessible, and economically diverse, local food system in our state!

Feeding America has provided a tool called Map the Meal Gap as a way to show local food insecurity and food costs to improve our understanding of people and places facing hunger. This interactive map shows annual food insecurity estimates for the overall population and children in every county, congressional district, and state.

The USDA is responsible for climate, agriculture, and food priorities nationwide. They understand that poor nutrition is a leading cause of illness in the U.S. and work to alleviate it using public policy, the best available science, and effective management.