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Healthy Urban Food Systems online course from Planetizen

Planetizen Courses has released the first part of a new online video course on Healthy Urban Food Systems. The first part of the course, Planning Retail Facilities, examines the role that law and public health play in creating healthy food systems and addresses a variety of strategies and examples related to planning a healthy food system. Its instructor, Lauren Dunning, is a lawyer and public health practitioner. 

The course can be accessed for free during the month of August, and can be found here.

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Research

RESEARCH

Researching evidence-based policy and planning tools to strengthen food systems in communities across the U.S.

Education

EDUCATION

Preparing the next generation of leaders in food systems planning

Planning & Policy

PLANNING & POLICY

Team members will work closely with local governments, planners, agriculture and rural development experts to develop and implement policy tools.