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"Poverty in Orange County: The Issues that Remain" 11 <br /> 5. Community Education (importance of high <br /> quality/cost of quality) <br /> • Involve wider community / business/ UNC/ <br /> Faith <br /> • Be very specific about numbers on waiting lists <br /> Session: Health and Nutrition <br /> Facilitator/Recorder: Dee Gamble and Rebecca Young <br /> 1. Nutrition <br /> ■ Basic groceries for families <br /> ■ Affordable, nutritious foods <br /> ■ Food Stamps-increase amounts and expand <br /> eligibility to be a safety net for working poor <br /> ■ Access to a diet balanced in fresh fruits and <br /> vegetables and less of the weight-gaining fillers-to <br /> improve health and productivity for low-income <br /> people <br /> ■ Consistent nutritious food for the elderly <br /> ■ How to stretch nutrition dollars (most nutritious food <br /> the buck) <br /> ■ To have affordable, non-toxic foods and non- <br /> genetically altered foods available, preferably locally <br /> grown for maximum vitamin content, to all residents <br /> but especially to the lower income <br /> ■ Learning what constitutes a nutritious meal for <br /> people with special dietary needs, e.g. diabetes, food <br /> allergies, etc. <br /> 2. Financial <br /> ■ Affordable pharmaceuticals <br /> ■ Affordable health care services (sliding fee scale) <br /> ■ Meeting the financial needs of the client <br /> ■ Affordable-health insurance <br /> ■ Universal health care for NC <br /> ■ Adequate Medicaid health providers, including <br /> incentives <br />