The National Good Food Network develops and offers FREE webinars on a range fo food system issues. For more information and a list of upcoming and archived webinars, visit http://ngfn.org/resources/ngfn-cluster-calls.
Category Archives: Food Systems
Promoting Healthy Eating and Sustainable Local Food in BC
The BC Provincial Health Services Authority partnered with the Union of BC Municipalities, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the ThinkandEatGreen@School Project at the University of British Columbia to develop an action guide for health authorities, educational institutions, childcare facilities, and local governments on how to support the determinants of healthy eating while promoting a local and sustainable food supply. For more information, visit: Promoting Healthy Eating and Sustainable Local Food in BC: An Action Framework for Public Institutions – Health Authorities, Educational Institutions, Childcare Facilities, and Local Governments.
Teaching the Food System
John Hopkins’ Center for a Livable Future developed a new, FREE food systems curriculum for high schools, colleges and universities across North America. The curriculum includes 11 modules (lesson plans, slides, handouts, vocabulary builders and other materials) and is designed to teach students about “relationships between diet, health, food production, the environment, population and equity.” For more information, visit: http://www.jhsph.edu/teachingfood/.
