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Marice Ashe, JD, MPH Director

Eat your greens! Planning policies to support healthy food systems. Marice Ashe, JD, MPH Director. RMLUI 2010 | 3.5.10. What do land use policies have to do with food systems?. market forces + public policy = “food landscape”. CA’s Food Retail Environment.

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Marice Ashe, JD, MPH Director

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  1. Eat your greens! Planning policies to support healthy food systems Marice Ashe, JD, MPH Director RMLUI 2010 | 3.5.10

  2. What do land use policies have to do with food systems?

  3. market forces + public policy = “food landscape”

  4. CA’s Food Retail Environment Source: California Center for Public Health Advocacy, “Searching For Healthy Food: The Food Landscape In California Cities and Counties” Source: CA Center for Public Health Advocacy, http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/searchingforhealthyfood.html

  5. CA’s Food Retail Environment Source: CA Center for Public Health Advocacy, http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/searchingforhealthyfood.html

  6. CA’s Food Retail Environment Source: CA Center for Public Health Advocacy, http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/searchingforhealthyfood.html

  7. Percent of US households without a carand > 1 mile to a grocery store Source: USDA Food Environment Atlas, http://maps.ers.usda.gov/FoodAtlas/

  8. Policy can reverse these statistics Supermarket proximity is associated with a better diet. Limited access to fast food for schoolchildren is associated with better diet. Healthy Eating Research Brief 2008; Davis & Carpenter 2009; Active Living Research Brief 2007

  9. “Promoting the concept of a “foodshed” — a diversified, regional food economy — could be the key to improving the American diet. “

  10. Creating Healthy Food System Policy • Lay the groundworkShare information and build partnerships

  11. Creating Healthy Food System Policy • Lay the groundwork:Share information and build partnerships • Assess existing health conditionsCollect food system data and conduct environmental audits

  12. Creating Healthy Food System Policy • Lay the groundworkShare information and build partnerships • Assess existing health conditionsCollect food system data and conduct environmental audits • Adopt policiesSupport local food system development

  13. Creating Healthy Food System Policy • Lay the groundworkShare information and build partnerships • Assess existing health conditionsCollect food system data and conduct environmental audits • Adopt policiesSupport local food system development • Ensure that the plan’s goals are implemented- Develop indicators and standards- Update zoning and design guidelines- Use economic development tools as incentives - Implement healthy development review criteria

  14. 1 Step Laying the Groundwork

  15. Building relationships & Collaborative Partnerships Photo courtesy of WALKSan Diego

  16. 2 1 Step Assess

  17. Measuring access to healthy food District of Columbia | Office of Planning

  18. Walking Time to Large/Chain Grocer

  19. 3 1 2 Step Adopt

  20. Update Plans and PoliciesSupport access to and long-term tenure of land for local food system activities

  21. Set standards and priorities for improving food access in underserved neighborhoods

  22. Comprehensive Plans “The Blueprint for Future Development” Statement of development policies

  23. Types of healthy general plan policies, by location

  24. Policy Language Good: Policy 1.0: Encourage the development of community gardens to increase residents’ access to healthy foods Better: Policy 1.1: Establish 1 community garden for every 2,500 households in an urban village and urban center (Seattle, WA)

  25. Policy Language POLICY 3.5.2 Promote healthy neighborhoods and community by encouraging neighborhood convenience stores to carry healthy food such as fresh fruits and vegetables. WATSONVILLE, CA

  26. Implementation POLICY 3.5.21 Condition neighborhood markets (convenience stores) at the time of development review to incorporate the sale of freshfruits and vegetables. WATSONVILLE, CA

  27. Strengthen implementation Condition neighborhood markets (convenience stores) at the time of development review to devote 10 percent of the store’s shelf space to the sale of freshfruits and vegetables. SAMPLE

  28. 4 1 2 Step Implement

  29. Create a targeted grocery attraction and improvement strategyHelp with location and expansion, and streamlining fees and permitting processes, provide grants/loans

  30. Outreach to small marketsOffer incentives and assistance: façade improvements; infrastructure; business planning, WIC/Food Stamp participation; link to distribution channels

  31. Plan for urban agricultureZone for gardens as defined and allowed useComprehensive planning and redevelopment opportunitiesRequire developers to provide set-asides

  32. Plan for farmers’ markets Zone for markets as defined and allowed use Comprehensive planning and redevelopment opportunities Streamline fees and permitting

  33. Mobile Vending Incentivize healthy vending Restrict unhealthy vending Support small-scale entrepreneurs

  34. Create a balanced food environment Zoning can be used to restrict fast food outlets Restrictions: Quotas, Density, Distance Bans: Fast food/drive thru, “formula” restaurant

  35. Resources

  36. Fact Sheets Model Policies

  37. www.phlpnet.org

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