The Prevention Research Center is a founding member of the Steering Committee for the FPAC. Our partners on the Steering Committee include: In January 2008, the Food Policy Advisory Committee presented the City Council with a set of achievable recommendations to improve access to supermarkets, farmers markets, and other fresh food retail outlets, outlined in a report. Committee members are now working with local and state government to implement the recommendations included in the report. Local recommendations address regulatory barriers, security and transportation issues, and grant and loan programs designed to spur economic development and recovery. On a state-wide level, the FPAC educated state legislatures about the opportunity to develop a program similar to Pennsylvania's Fresh Food Financing Initiative. Such a program would provide grants and loans to fresh food retailers across the state that plan to open or expand offerings in underserved areas. LA Senate Resolution 112 (2008) established the State Healthy Food Retail Study Group, which released a report highlighting its findings and outlining recommendations for the development of a Healthy Food Retail Financing Program. Based on this report, LA Act 252 (Senate Bill 299), known as the Healthy Food Retail Act, was passed during the 2009 Legislative Session.
In the fall of 2009, the FPAC launched its second major initiative, focused on improving School Food and Child Nutrition. If you are interested in learning more about the Food Policy Advisory Committee, contact Vanessa Ulmer (Tulane PRC) at 504-988-6841 or David Coffman (Second Harvest Food Bank GNOA) at 504.906.5474. To learn more about this issue, please visit our FPAC resource page.
The PRC's work into food access also includes our research into food availability
in the City of New Orleans and across the State of Louisiana. Please visit this page to learn more about our research. |
"Building Healthy Communities:
Expanding Access to Fresh Food Retail" |
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Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH, RD, Building the national movement for healthy food and activity environments - December 4, 2009
Click here to download Mikkelsen's Power Point.
Marice Ashe, JD, MPH, The power of policy: How incentives and penalties can change the food environment - October 23, 2009
Click here to download a summary of Ashe's presentation.
Click here to download Ashe's Power Point.
FPAC Discussion of the New Orleans Master Plan -April 15, 2009
Click here to download a summary of the meeting.
Kimberly Morland, PhD, The impact of neighborhood food environments on health-Friday, March 13, 2009
Tidewater Room 1206
Click here to download her presentation.
Donna Cavato, Edible Schoolyard New Orleans at the Samuel Green Charter School-November 21, 2008
Cick here to download a summary of her presentation.
Click here to view an article containing 10 recommendations for all schools to improve their cafeterias.
The New Orleans Master Plan: Addressing Healthy Food Access-November 12, 2008
Click here to download a summary of the meeting.
Dr. Joel Gittelsohn, "Food Store Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention: Experiences of the Healthy Stores Programs"-October 24, 2008
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