Planning to Eat? Innovative Local Government Plans and Policies to Build Healthy Food Systems in the United States
Publisher: University at Buffalo
Author(s): Neuner, Kailee, Kelly, Sylvia, Raja, Samina
Published Date: 2011
Document Type: Policy Brief
Format:
Electronic
Free of Cost: Yes
This policy brief provides a synthesis of how local governments across the United States are using a variety of tools, such as plans, regulatory tools, fiscal incentives, and institutional mechanisms, to strengthen food systems. The brief highlights national best policy practices in the areas of food production, processing, retail, consumption and waste disposal.
Growing Food Connections Topic(s):
community food connections, community food production
Main Food Topics:
agriculture, agriculture preservation, food access, food aggregation, food assistance, food availability, food distribution, food marketing, food processing, food procurement, food production, food retail, food security, food system, gathering/foraging
Sub Food Topics:
Affordability, agricultural practices, animals, buy local, community garden, community kitchen, community supported agriculture, corner store or bodega, culturally appropriate foods, farm, farm stand, farm to school, farmers market, fast-food, food bank, food pantry, fruit, grocery store, low-income, mobile vending, produce, restaurant, SNAP, supermarket, vegetables, vulnerable population(s), WIC
Public Policy Topics:
Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws
Geographic Scale:
County, Municipality, Neighborhood, Region, State/province, Suburban, Urban
