AFPHS Quarterly Training – Understanding Food Security Among Older Adults with Disabilities: Insights from the Urban Institute’s Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey

This session will explore the disproportionate challenges disabled populations face in accessing affordable, nutritious food, as well as the factors that contribute to these disparities. Experts from the Urban Institute will provide an in-depth look at findings from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, with a focus on food security among older adults with disabilities. 

Speakers:

Susan Popkin, Institute Fellow, Co Director of the Disability Equity Policy Initiative, Research to Action Lab. Center for Equity and Community Impact, Urban Institute

Elaine Waxman, Senior Fellow, Tax and Income Supports​ Division, Income, Benefits, and Poverty, Urban Institute