EP141 Food Systems and Maternal Health with Dr. Brennan Rhodes-Bratton

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Brennan Rhodes-Bratton, a researcher focused on health inequities at the intersection of gentrification, food systems, and maternal child health. As a Postdoctoral Associate at the Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice, and Public Health at NYU GPH, Brennan discusses her transition from aspiring physician to public health advocate. She shares how her childhood diet influenced her interest in nutrition and details her research on how societal structures, such as structural racism, gentrification, and food stigma, impede healthful eating attitudes, dispositions, and practices of mothers across the lifespan, which in turn influence cardiometabolic health outcomes of their children. Her work examines the socio-economic determinants of health, shedding light on how personal and community resources influence access to nutritious food. Through Brennan's insights, we see the complex interplay between individual choices and structural changes, underscoring her commitment to research as a tool for social justice and health equity.

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