| Jurisdiction Name: | Philadelphia |
| State/Province: | PA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 1,526,006 |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2011 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | affordability, buy local, comprehensive plan, corner store, economic development, farmers market, food access, food infrastructure, food policy council, food retail, health, healthy eating, healthy food, intersectoral collaboration, land use, local food, school, school meal, school meal program, urban |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Philadelphia City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Philadelphia City Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | Philadelphia Department of Public Health |
| Funding Amount: | percentage of $25,400,000 |
| Funding Sources: | city, state, and federal partners including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Enabled the creation of Get Healthy Philly, which includes Food Fit Philly. This ensures that all Philadelphians have access to healthy, affordable food (locally grown where possible); institutionalized partnership between the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health; established strategies and activities for incorporating health in all policies. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 – Link 3 |
