**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** UNIVERSITIES FIGHTING WORLD HUNGER (UFWH) IS A GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION MOVEMENT FOCUSED ON STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND FACULTY RAISING AWARENESS, TAKING ACTION, AND ADVOCATING IN THE AREA OF FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY. FOOD INSECURITY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO POOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES (EL ZEIN ET AL., 2018; SHIPLEY & CHRISTOPHER, 2018); THUS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT TODAY'S LEADERS INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, SHARE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES TO END FOOD INSECURITY BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. THE 2024 UFWH SUMMIT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF COLLEGE STUDENT LEADERS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, SHARE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, AND BUILD NETWORKS WITH REGARDS TO RAISING AWARENESS, TAKING ACTION, AND ADVOCATING FOR CHANGES TO COMBAT FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY.THE SUMMIT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE PROGRAM AREA PRIORITY, 3C. DIET, NUTRITION, AND THE PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES, AS THE SUMMIT AIMS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, SHARE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, AND BUILD NETWORKS TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE SUMMIT WILL HIGHLIGHT USE OF CULTURALLY AND CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE APPROACHES FOR TACKLING FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY AND CORRESPONDING DISPARITIES, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE PROGRAM AREA PRIORITY APPROACH TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, RURAL, OR REMOTE POPULATIONS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES. FURTHER, THE SUMMIT ALSO WILL ADDRESS CRITICAL CURRENT AND FUTURE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SYSTEMS, WHICH SUPPORTS ADDRESSING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY.

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