The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute is an academic research and action center at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy located in Harlem, NYC. We provide evidence to inform municipal policies that promote equitable access to healthy, affordable food.
We apply an intersectoral perspective that links nutrition and health to sustainable community and workforce development, and we engage partners from city government, community organizations, and the university in food policy research and action.
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Next forum 6/6 - Food, Trade, and Health: What are the Connections? We examine ways that governments and civil soci… https://t.co/FGiyyKoUBp -
Join us 6/6: Urban Food Policy Forum: Food, Trade, and Health: What are the Connections? In this session, we will e… https://t.co/Dh73q1W0k4
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RT @urbanfoodpolicy: Connecting the dots - addressing gentrification through diverse lenses, including food. Plenary moderated by Deputy… https://t.co/6aGX9lifaz
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In both Europe and the United States, public health regulation of the food industry is under attack. In both these major world markets, the global food industry is using its power and influence to oppose taxes on sugary beverages, resist mandates for stronger regulation of food labeling, and defend continued presence of pesticides and herbicides in many foods. But the growing health and economic burden of diet-related chronic diseases—also called non-communicable diseases—is creating new opportunities for support for stronger public health protection.