REGISTER NOW for a webinar about Healthy Food Procurement in Los Angeles County!
 
Presenter:
Michelle Wood, MPP, Program Manager, Food Procurement and Policy
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
 
When: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 2:00-3:00 pm EST  
 
The Center TRT is pleased to host Michelle Wood for a webinar about Healthy Food Procurement, featuring an initiative developed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) to create healthier food environments through the adoption and implementation of nutrition standards and healthy food purchasing practices in all county departments that purchase, distribute or sell food. In 2011, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors adopted Healthy Food Promotion in Los Angeles County Food Service Contracts, a motion which established a process for the Department of Public Health to develop nutrition standards and/or healthy food procurement practices in new and renewing Requests for Proposals (RFP) for food service and vending contracts across county departments. DPH, as the coordinating agency for the motion, reviews and assesses current practices; provides training and technical assistance for departmental staff that handle food service and vending contracts; and, for quality improvement purposes, evaluates contract implementation of nutrition standards and adherence by contracted food vendors.
 
The initiative covers county departments that offer or sell food in a variety of venues, including: worksite cafeterias, hospitals, vending machines, concession stands, meal programs for seniors and children, and institutions such as jails and juvenile halls/camps.
 
Los Angeles County’s healthy food procurement model can be replicated by state, county or city health departments.
 
Hear more about implementation and lessons learned during the webinar!
 
To register for this webinar, please click here.
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UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Nancy Aycock, MSW
Center for Training and Research Translation
UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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