{"id":436777,"date":"2024-07-22T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/?page_id=436777"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:28:21","slug":"food-and-nutrition-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/food-and-nutrition-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Nutrition Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cluster Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nutrition plays an important role in mental and physical health, making food and nutrition security an increasingly important goal for reducing health disparities. Yet hundreds of millions of people around the world experience hunger, and more than two billion people globally<\/a> are malnourished. This represents a complex challenge both in Tennessee and around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To improve food and nutrition security, the Food and Nutritional Security cluster at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, aims to address the intertwined components of food availability, accessibility, and utilization by focusing on people\u2019s food acquisition behaviors and other food-related choices. To support improvements in health, we will use an implementation science framework as we translate our research into practice on campus, with health care and food bank partners, and across Tennessee communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together we will use a human-centered approach to enrich the quality of people\u2019s diets, address individuals\u2019 food-associated health disparities, and contribute to sustainable food systems that lead to equitable outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partners for Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re bringing together researchers with many areas of expertise, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n