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Browse 100+ resources on food systems law and policy.
Local Planning and the Food System
This resource discusses how community planners can use existing and innovative tools to support and build local and regional food systems with a goal of increasing access to healthy food and presents some ideas about gaps and opportunities for improvement.
Topic: Food Safety Audience: Community Organizations, Growers, Policymakers, Processors & Distributors, ResearchersFood Safety and Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule State Implementation Interactive Map
This interactive map illustrates the specifics of each state’s individual produce safety program and can be filtered by common questions about state implementation of the PSR, allowing for all states to be viewed side-by-side.
Topic: Healthy Food Access Audience: Community Organizations, PolicymakersAuthentic Resident Engagement in Action: Hartford, CT
This interview with a community advisory coordinator involved in healthy food access work in Hartford, Connecticut, shows what authentic resident engagement can look like in action.
Topic: Healthy Food Access Audience: Community Organizations, Policymakers, ResearchersWhere Can I Find Scientific Evidence to Support a Healthy Eating Law or Policy Idea?
This resource provides a list of publicly available sources that collect or provide reviews of scientific research and evidence on the effectiveness of laws and policies (including policy ideas) to promote healthy eating and/or access to healthy food.