The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. for the past 44 years, has released its new issue brief, Senior Food Insecurity in Kentucky: A Growing Public Health Challenge.

The brief examines the complex web of challenges the state’s older adults face in accessing nutritious foods and offers a call to action with recommended investments that can help overcome those barriers.

Kentucky ranks 46th among all states in overall senior health status. Food insecurity among Kentucky’s 65-and-older population is on the rise. It currently stands at 12.0%, surpassing the national average of 9.2%. About one in five seniors in the state has type 2 diabetes, and a similar number report having been diagnosed with depression; both conditions are often associated with food insecurity.

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