Food Day is a nationwide event aimed to inspire Americans to improve their diets and work together to change food policies. Across the United States, thousands of events are held to honor Food Day every October 24th. The goal of this day is to raise awareness about how food impacts the health status of Americans and what the public can do to change food policies that directly influence health.
Every year Food Day aims to focus on priority issues that are impacting the nation. By addressing these primary issues within the food system, Food Day hopes to offer common ground for developing the food movement. Food Day 2014 plans to promote healthier and safer diets, support sustainable and organic farms, reduce hunger, reform factory farms to protect the environment and farm animals, and to support fair working conditions for food and farm workers.
These priority issues hope to provide education to the public about where their food comes from and how better food choices can help avoid health disparities. Knowledge about making better food selections, cooking food and growing food increases the likelihood of making food choices that are better for your health. Sharing this knowledge throughout communities can lead to a great impact on the health status of the nation as a whole.
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Food day events strive to bring the community together to celebrate food and to take charge of their health. Several communities in Georgia are hosting “shopping tours” in various grocery stores throughout the state during the month of October to celebrate Food Day. These grocery store tours aim to educate the public on healthy food selection and budget friendly shopping. Check out www.foodday.org to see what Food Day events are happening in your area or to see how you can host a Food Day event in the future.
