TCLocal kicks off its sixth year of existence and its fourth year of publication with the latest in a series of articles by Bethany Schroeder on local health care in an era of energy descent. In this month's article, Bethany looks at the relationship between health and food security, with particular attention to local challenges and resources. The article can be found at
http://tclocal.org/2011/01/health_and_food_security.html Bethany Schroeder is a founding member of TCLocal and currently serves as Executive Director of the Ithaca Health Alliance and the Ithaca Free Clinic. In 2010, she shared the Cornell Civic Fellowship with Jemila Sequeira, and together they facilitated two community dialogues on Health and Food Security that helped inform this article. Previous articles in this series include: Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment, Part 1: A Local Health Resource Assessment http://tclocal.org/2008/10/health_care_in_an_energyconstr.html Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment, Part 2: Options for Re-evaluating Care Resources http://tclocal.org/2009/11/health_care_in_an_energyconstr_2.html People who wish to comment on TCLocal articles or engage their authors in discussion should note that the TCLocal web site is specifically designed to get feedback on these ideas as they are developed. Please use the comment form at the bottom of each article so that we can keep all the input in one place. ABOUT TCLOCAL Each month (approximately) TCLocal brings you another in our series of articles addressing various aspects of energy descent in Tompkins County. Contributors to TCLocal are members of the community committed to helping prepare for a future with less available energy. Articles that have appeared so far at tclocal.org can be found in the TCLocal archives at http://tclocal.org/archives.html Articles appearing at tclocal.org are published under the Creative Commons license and are owned and managed by the contributors as a group. People interested in becoming TCLocal contributors should first read "How to Contribute" at http://www.ibiblio.org/tcrp/about.htm#how and then contact the TCLocal editor at the address below to sign up. Jon Bosak Editor, TCLocal [email protected] _______________________________________________ FingerLakesPermaculture mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/fingerlakespermaculture Visit http://FLXpermaculture.Net to manage your subscription.
