Advocacy as an NP

Urban Farm DB summary

A policy-advocacy article by a US nurse practitioner (NP) arguing that NPs, positioned at the intersection of healthcare and community well-being, can lead food-system reform to expand access to healthy food and reduce pesticide and herbicide use. Citing CDC data that over 40% of American adults have obesity and that diet-related disease is among the leading causes of preventable death, the article lists policy goals including expanding SNAP and WIC to add incentives for fresh-produce purchases, supporting farming communities producing quality, pathogen-free, organic food, and backing urban agriculture, farmers' markets and farm-to-school programs.