Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks is dedicated to interviewing guest speakers from across Texas, covering a wide range of primary care topics. Today, you will hear from Celia Cole about her work on collaborating with the primary care system to increase access to nutritious food for all Texans.
Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks is dedicated to interviewing guest speakers from across Texas, covering a wide range of primary care topics. Each month, TPCC will bring you informative episodes as your go-to resource on all things primary care in Texas.
Today, you will hear from Celia Cole about her work on collaborating with the primary care system to increase access to nutritious food for all Texans.
Celia Cole
Chief Executive Officer, Feeding Texas
Celia Cole is the chief executive officer of Feeding Texas, the state association of food banks. Feeding Texas network works collaboratively with over 3,000 local partners to increase access to nutritious food for people facing hunger, improve community nutrition, mitigate the root causes of hunger, and strengthen crisis response. Prior to Feeding Texas, she served as a senior food policy analyst at Every Texas, a public policy research and advocacy organization.
Over the course of her 25-year year career, Cole has led advocacy campaigns to strengthen federal nutrition programs, established a statewide produce collaborative to increase access to fresh produce, and forged cross-sector partnerships with diverse stakeholders to increase food security, improve health outcomes, and build a robust response to hunger. She has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Columbia University and a master’s degree in Latin American studies from The University of Texas at Austin.
Questions for Celia Cole?
Feel free to reach out to her at https://www.feedingtexas.org/people/celia-cole/#contact.
Questions, comments, or feedback for the TPCC team?
We would love to hear what you thought of today’s episode! If you would like to participate in our Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks as a guest or recommend a guest, please contact Nishi Singhal at nsinghal@texashealthinstitute.org.
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