Truth To Power | Food & Science Community Health Forum | 6-26-26

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Truth To Power | Food & Science Community Health Forum | 6-26-26

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This week on Truth to Power, we bring you a community conversation at the intersection of food & science! This Community Health Forum was held in Smoketown on June 11th at Bates Memorial Baptist Church. During the Food & Science forum hosted by UofL’s Envirome Institute, we celebrated community heroes and heard from an expert panel. The Envirome’s “& Science” series is a quarterly health forum and this fourth installment of the series focused on Food, featuring leaders from different agricultural and scientific backgrounds. Together we: Explored key intersections of nutrition, health and wellbeing; Identified drivers of food insecurity in Louisville; Discussed overcoming barriers that promote access to healthy food; and Envisioned a food secure future for all of Louisville. The evening began with a Community Block Party (Farmers Market+Community Fair) from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, followed by the presentation of the "& Science" Champion Award to Taylor Ryan, Founder and Executive Director of Change Today, Change Tomorrow. That was followed by the evening's panel, featuring: Cassia Herron (Healthy Communities Fellow, Aspen Global Innovators Group) Vincent James (President and CEO, Dare To Care) Taylor Ryan (Founder and Executive Director, Change Today, Change Tomorrow) Dr. Wayne Tuckson (Kentucky Health Host, Kentucky Educational Television, retired Colon and Rectal Surgeon) Dr. Kim Williams (Chairman of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine) About the Series: The “& Science” series provides a community forum for conversations at the intersection of health, the environment & science. Topics explored throughout the first year of the series include communication, faith, history, food & science. For more information, please contact Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, natasha.dejarnett@louisville.edu or (502)852-9354. Watch a full recording of the evening at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va5aW6lYMlk&list=PL3EGWMSHI12ZdfU9-ZcWxBzPZT0kqtXiM&index=1 Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org.

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