Lunch & Learns
Crossroads’ Lunch & Learns are the perfect opportunity to learn from an expert about the complexity of food insecurity.
May Lunch & Learn: RESCHEDULED
Culinary Medicine: Addressing Food Insecurity Through Hands-on Nutrition Education
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, we are rescheduling this Lunch and Learn. We will update this page once we have a new date set.
SPEAKER:
Milette Siler
Culinary Medicine Specialist
UT Southwestern
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 PM
WHERE:
Crossroads Community Services
4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road
Dallas, TX 75236
September Lunch & Learn:
Parkland – Crossroads Connection: Advancing Community Partnerships to Increase Food Access in Southern Dallas
Sarah Solly from Parkland Health and Hospital System will be speaking about the correlation between food insecurity and chronic diseases. She will also speak about the BUILD Health Challenge, a research project that unites the services of Crossroads, Parkland and Dallas County Health and Human Services.
SPEAKER:
Sarah Solly, MPH, RD, LD, CDE
Diabetes Program Coordinator
Global Diabetes Program, Parkland Health and Hospital System
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 PM
WHERE:
Crossroads Community Services
4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road
Dallas, TX 75236
October Lunch & Learn:
SPEAKER:
Valerie Hawthorne, PhD.
Director of Government Relations
North Texas Food Bank
WHEN:
Wednesday, October, 21, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 PM
WHERE:
Crossroads Community Services
4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road
Dallas, TX 75236
November Lunch & Learn:
SPEAKER:
TBD
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 PM
WHERE:
Crossroads Community Services
4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road
Dallas, TX 75236