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Local Food and the Law: Help for Advocates and Policymakers

Aug 25, 2010

Concerns about buying food from afar are prompting some states and cities to consider laws promoting the purchase of locally grown food. An article coauthored by PHLP staff, published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD): Laws to Require Purchase of Locally Grown Food and Constitutional Limits on State and Local Government: Suggestions for Policymakers and Advocates, offers guidelines for drafting policies that favor locally grown food without violating constitutional restrictions on state and local laws that discriminate against products derived out-of-state. The inaugural issue of JAFSCD is FREE to non-subscribers through October 1.

Upcoming Webinar: Policy Approaches to Healthy Corner Stores

Aug 24, 2010

Planning for Healthy Places and the Healthy Corner Stores Network invite you to join the upcoming webinar: Policy Approaches to Healthy Corner Stores - which will be held Tuesday, September 14, 2010, from 12:30pm – 2:00pm, Pacific Time/3:30-5:00pm Eastern.  Register Here

Corner store advocates around the country are exploring how policy approaches could incentivize and sustain healthy changes in small stores.

Bringing Public Health into Comprehensive Plans: PHLP Presents at National Training

Jul 22, 2010

PHLP’s Heather Wooten headed to Washington, D.C., in June to present at an American Planning Association (APA) Planners Training Service workshop. This was the first time the APA has offered a course on how to integrate public health concerns such as food, physical activity, and air and water quality into comprehensive plans.  Heather co-taught a short course that emphasized the role of planners in supporting public health goals and building healthy communities.

PHLP’s Robert Ogilvie Joins Clinton, Schwarzenegger to Discuss Health, Nutrition, and Obesity

Feb 25, 2010

PHLP’s Robert Ogilvie joined President Bill Clinton and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a featured speaker at the Governor’s 2010 obesity summit in Los Angeles on February 24.

The invitation-only summit brought together leaders from business, education, government, and public health to discuss the best policies and practices to combat the state’s obesity crisis. Dr. Ogilvie, who directs PHLP’s Planning for Healthy Places program, was one of three speakers invited to present to President Clinton and the governor.

This Week on Rebuilding Healthier Neighborhoods: New Opportunities for Public Health: Working with Redevelopment

Feb 23, 2010

Equipped with data, connections, and boots on the ground, public health professionals are in a prime position to help plan neighborhood redevelopment efforts and ensure their success. New Opportunities for Public Health: Working with Redevelopment highlights ways for public health staff to partner with redevelopment agencies to build healthier communities, exploring strategies to overcome some of the challenges they may face.

This Week on Rebuilding Healthier Neighborhoods: New Opportunities for Redevelopment: Working with Public Health

Feb 16, 2010

While the key goal of any redevelopment effort is strengthening the local tax base, neighborhood revitalization efforts can go a long way toward improving residents’ health and quality of life. New Opportunities for Redevelopment: Working with Public Health explores what redevelopment staff can do to advance economic and public health goals simultaneously -- and how partnering strategically with public health agencies and community residents can build strong public support for redevelopment plans.

PHLP Recognized by White House as Resource for Building Healthier Communities

Feb 9, 2010

“How to Make Healthy Changes in Your Neighborhood,” a PHLP fact sheet that provides a roadmap toward making healthier food more accessible, has been featured as a key resource on LetsMove.gov.

This Week on Rebuilding Healthier Neighborhoods: San Francisco: A Fresh Approach

Feb 9, 2010

San Francisco: A Fresh Approach shows how redevelopment support was key to attracting a grocery store and transforming a liquor store into a market filled with produce in the city's low-income Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood.

This Week on Rebuilding Healthier Neighborhoods: Richmond: A Change in the Air

Feb 3, 2010

Richmond: A Change in the Air tells the story of how community advocates in this heavily industrial city worked closely with redevelopment and public health staff to improve local air quality by documenting the effects of diesel truck traffic in residential neighborhoods and mapping new routes for the polluting vehicles.

New Fact Sheet! Getting Involved in Redevelopment

Jan 28, 2010

Public health advocates and community residents can help improve access to healthy foods  and physical activity by working with redevelopment agencies to revitalize “blighted” neighborhoods. This fact sheet shows how redevelopment can help build healthier communities, and how advocates and residents can partner with redevelopment agencies throughout the process.