The Food Policy Advisory Committee The Food Policy Advisory Committee is a broad-based committee of area leaders working to improve access to fresh healthy food. The FPAC was authorized by a May 2007 resolution of the New Orleans City Council.
After eight months of meetings and research, the Committee presented the Council with a list of achievable recommendations in January of 2008, outlined in a report. The Prevention Research Center is a key member of the "Logistical Core," or support team, for the FPAC. Our partners on the Logistical Core include: Committee members are now working with local and state government to implement the recommendations included in the report. Locally, some members of the committee sit on a task force to work through city-focused recommendations that involve regulatory barriers, tax incentives, security and transportation issues, and programs designed to spur economic development and recovery. On a state-wide level, the FPAC is working with state legislature to develop a program similar to Pennsylania's Fresh Food Financing Initiative. Such a program would provide grants and loans to fresh food retailers across the state who want to open or expand offerings in underserved areas. Senate Resolution 112 established the creation of a Healthy Food Retail Study Group to look at the issue of fresh food retail access across the state. The Study Group released a report highlighting its findings and outlining recommendations for the development of a Healthy Food Retail Financing Program. Based on this report, Senate Bill 299 was introduced during the '09 Legislative Session. If you are interested in learning more about the Food Policy Advisory Committee, contact Vanessa Ulmer at 504-988-6841. 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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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
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Kimberly Morland, PhD, The impact of neighborhood food environments on health-Friday, March 13, 2009
Tidewater Room 1206
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Donna Cavato, Edible Schoolyard New Orleans at the Samuel Green Charter School-November 21, 2008
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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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