Urban Food Policy Forum: Food Policy in New York City Since 2007: Lessons for the Next Decade

Urban Food Policy Forum: Food Policy in New York City Since 2007: Lessons for the Next Decade Thursday, November 9, 2017 9:00am 10:30am CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy 55 West 125th Street, 7th floor New York, NY, 10027 RSVP In this session, key New York City food policy makers will discuss how food policy governance works in New York City and what has changed in the last decade. The goal is to identify strategies that can strengthen food governance and makeprogress in advancing food equity in New York City. Panelists: Kim Kessler, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene andformer Food Policy Coordinator for the City of New York Jan Poppendieck, Senior Fellow, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Hunter College Ben Thomases, Executive Director, Queens Community House and former Food Policy Coordinator for the City of New York Barbara Turk, Director of Food Policy, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Craig Willingham, Deputy Director, CUNY UrbanFood Policy Institute Doors open at 8:45am. Panel begins promptly at 9am. Please allow additional time to check in at security desks. Posted inUrban Food Policy Forum “