Publisher: American Planning Association
Author(s): Raja, Samina, Born, Branden, Russell, Jessica Kozlowski
Document Type: Report
Format: Print
Free of cost: No
Description:
Drawing lessons from six case studies of communities nationwide, this report outlines strategies that planners can adopt to facilitate healthy eating through community and regional food planning. This report summarizes specific points of intervention for planners and shows how planners can play a significant role in shaping the food environment of communities, and thereby facilitates healthy eating.
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Growing Food Connection Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Main Food Topics: food access, food assistance, food availability, food distribution, food marketing, food retail, food security, food system
Sub Food Topics: Affordability, agricultural practices, community garden, culturally appropriate foods, farmers market, food infrastructure, food pantry, grocery store, low-income, people of color, supermarket, underserved population(s), vulnerable population(s)
Public Policy Topics: Non-binding policies, Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws
Geographic Scale: County, Municipality, Region, Suburban, Urban
Local government or Regional resource focus: Marin County, CA; Madison, WI; Philadelphia, PA; Louisville, KY; Portland, OR; Buffalo, NY
Does the resource address the food security needs of underserved populations in rural, suburban, or urban settings? YES
