DRAFT 5-Year Goal: In SHIP 6, Healthy Eating in the Community will increase the number of Food Access Networks and Community Food Assessments that build sustainable, resilient, and equitable local and regional food systems that increases access to nutritious and culturally familiar foods to improve the health of all Minnesotans at every stage of life. by Brian Bluhm

What are food access networks or assessments? Will these be specific or flexible?

2024-08-28 15:55:07 UTC

what are the definitions of sustainable, resilient, and equitable? How will you determine if a project builds a sustainable, resilient, and equitable food system?

2024-08-28 15:55:30 UTC

I like all MN at every stage of life

2024-08-28 15:55:33 UTC

Aligns well with current work

2024-08-28 15:55:51 UTC

2024-08-28 15:56:19 UTC

This doesn't fit with as much of our current work- other than we have a few food access "networks/collaboratives"- would have to expand to include food assessments as this isn't something we have worked recently

what are the boundaries of the food system that LPH can work in that is funded by SHIP? Where is the line drawn, when you want to do something with Ag and the economy?

2024-08-28 15:56:31 UTC

significant pivoting to complete food assessments and create networks

2024-08-28 15:57:19 UTC

I would love to see statewide networking of local food access networks. Is there a way we could all connect to share resources, best practices, etc.

2024-08-28 15:57:34 UTC

This one doesn't seem to have much/any equity language. To improve it, I would align it with the equity language used in the other goal

2024-08-28 15:58:07 UTC

2024-08-28 15:58:13 UTC

food assessments

2024-08-28 15:58:30 UTC

Define culturally familiar food. Sometimes that means chips, candy bars, and soda in the U.S. Consider rural settings, etc.

I like the two bucket goals- choosing where to go and what to focus on!

2024-08-28 15:59:59 UTC

Align language

2024-08-28 15:59:59 UTC

Goals 1 & 2 have slightly different wording on nutritious and culturally familiar. Perhaps update so exact same words are used.

I like the flexibility of the equitable local and regional food system- keeps us knowing our own communities.

2024-08-28 16:02:06 UTC

access to nutritious foods = equity in our communities

2024-08-28 16:02:22 UTC

2024-08-28 16:02:28 UTC

Why just in the community? Our food access network affects workplaces, and schools.

If Food Access Network means food council, we already have a well established one and aren't looking to create more (so our # of networks won't increase over time). Same for our Community Food Assessment (we already have an established process that happens every few years and wouldn't necessarily do more). We would instead look to increase the # of PSE changes made by our food council or as a result of our assessment.

2024-08-28 19:17:58 UTC