Poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition have harmful impacts on the health and well-being of older adults, which can limit their ability to work (for those still capable of working), carry on daily activities, and live independently.

Maintaining good health, consuming a nutritious diet, and/ or managing an existing chronic disease can be especially challenging for older adults struggling with food insecurity for a variety of reasons. Food-Insecure older adults often resort to cost-related medication underuse as well

. Among older adults, those who are food insecure have more frequent hospitalizations and visits to physician offices and emergency rooms than their food-secure counterparts. Operation Sky Valley is here to help seniors in need with our Operation Full Bellies program!

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