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Jun 13, 2012, By Michele Simon, CHW Contributing Writer
Cross-posted from Appetite for Profit. As Congress proposes cuts to hungry families, a new report by Michele Simon raises questions about how much food makers, retailers, and big banks profit from food stamps. In a
report released yesterday — Food Stamps, Follow the Money: Are Corporations Profiting From Hungry Americans? — Simon examines the role of three powerful industry sectors that benefit from SNAP: 1) major food manufacturers such as Coca-Cola, Kraft, and Mars;
2) leading food retailers such as Walmart and Kroger; and 3) large banks, such as J.P. Morgan Chase, which contract with states to help administer SNAP benefits. [More]
Jun 6, 2012, By Michele Simon, CHW Contributing Writer
Cross-Posted from Appetite for Profit. Last week, New York City showed the nation once again what it means to be on the cutting edge of public health policy. The city announced a bold plan to limit the size of sugary
beverages sold at restaurants and other food establishments. Predictably, much of the media went crazy, and numerous outlets have already proclaimed that this time,
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has just gone too far. But let’s take a more rational look at what New York is proposing. From both a policy-making and political strategy standpoint, it makes perfect sense..[More]
May 30, 2012, By Nicholas Freudenberg, CHW Contributing Writer
Last week, the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, voted in Geneva to adopt a new global target of a 25% reduction in premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 2025. All governments
will now be obliged to collect data on diabetes and NCD deaths, and report regularly on progress to the United Nations. While the vote is a step forward, several daunting challenges face effective action to prevent premature deaths and avoidable illnesses
from NCDs. [More]
May 23, 2012, By Michele Simon, CHW Contributing Writer
Cross posted from Appetite for Profit. It’s hard not to get depressed over the politics of food these days, given the massive power of the food industry to influence everything from the
farm bill to
childhood obesity. So a new report, Slowing Down Fast Food: A policy guide for healthier kids and families, on how we can fight back couldn’t
come at a better time. A joint project of
Corporate Accountability International and
Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg and Monica Gagnon of The City University of New York, the guide focuses on four local policy approaches: school policy, “healthy” zoning, curbing kid-focused marketing, and redirecting subsidies to healthier businesses. [More]
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