Connections to Nature and Green Spaces: A Path to Health Equity

April 11, 2022

During this webinar, we discussed the benefits of green spaces and strategies being employed to equitably expand access to communities of color.

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New York State Health Foundation Brief Examines Food Scarcity’s Influence on Mental Health

January 25, 2022

A new issue brief authored by the New York State Health Foundation, “Food Scarcity’s Influence on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State,” builds of previous analyses foundation analyses that documented increased rates of poor mental health and food scarcity among New York residents. Using national research as the basis, this new report explores the association between experiencing food scarcity and poor mental health during the pandemic.

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

This meeting focused on the current state of food and nutrition incentives, with a particular emphasis on the impact of the pandemic and the future of these interventions. The meeting featured Oran Hesterman, Noah Fulmer, and Katie Jones of Fair Food Network.  

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

 This meeting will feature an update on and discussion of federal priorities and opportunities for public-private partnership to improve nutrition security. The meeting will feature Kumar Chandran, Senior Advisor – Nutrition, in the Office of the Secretary at USDA. 

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

This meeting focused on reconciling emergency food response with need for food systems reform, but also covered several other topics (i.e., lifting-up grassroots voices and ending philanthropic paternalism; looking at natural disasters, equity, and food systems in addition to health outcomes and SDOH; climate change’s impacts on food systems; environmental justice and food systems; what the current public health response looks like with food systems; and investing at the federal and local policy levels).

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

This call provided an opportunity for participants to share feedback on the 2020 Fall Forum meeting, Food for a Healthier America. 

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

This meeting of the learning community focused on addressing food equity and the role of philanthropy.  The meeting featured Navina Khanna of HEAL Food Alliance, who presented and spoke with attendees. 

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

This meeting focused on the response to COVID-19, the opportunities and challenges moving beyond the immediate response to meaningful systems change, and the role funders might play in this work. The meeting featured Brian Lang and Caroline Harries from The Food Trust as presenters and discussants.  

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New Report Gives Voice to Food Insecurity in Northern Virginia During the Pandemic

August 11, 2021

To help spur decisionmakers to enact the changes necessary to create a stronger regional food system, the “Route 1 Lived Experiences Report,” documents the stories of 15 county residents living along the Route 1 Corridor, one of the region’s “islands of disadvantage.”

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