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The Advocate:
Interview with Marlene Schwartz, Director,
Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Dr. Schwartz began her career as a therapist treating eating disorders and obesity.
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NYC Food by the Numbers:
Pathmark, 125th Street and Lexington Avenue
The Pathmark supermarket at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue is an important source of food in East Harlem. What are the implications
for the food environment now that it's been purchased by a luxury developer?
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The Role of Health Professionals and Municipal Governments in Reducing the Promotion
of Unhealthy Food
by Nicholas Freudenberg, Faculty Director, NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College
If highly processed foods are still heavily promoted, ubiquitous and cheap, it will be hard to make improvements in health and
nutrition.
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Community Partner Spotlight:
Cada Paso
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East Harlem Community Residents on a Cada Paso walk
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Cada Paso is a walking program that connects families with local health resources in East Harlem.
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more here>>>
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New York City Food Policy Watch is the monthly e-newsletter of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College. We keep an eye on
food policy in New York City and on urban food policy around the nation and the world. We also provide updates on our own policy analyses and research activities and on the food policy activities of City University of New York faculty, students and staff.
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Upcoming Events
November 17, 2015
Food Policy for Breakfast:
Zoning and the City's Food System:
Opportunities to Shape Healthier Food Environments in NYC
CUNY Graduate Center
9am - 10:30am
365 5th Avenue @34th St. Skylight Room
New York, NY 10016
Event is sold out, location may change if larger space becomes available.
Waitlist>>
November 30, 2015 Special lecture session
Understanding NYC SchoolFood:
a discussion with
procurement and menu development specialists
Hunter College Silberman Building
2:15pm - 3:45pm
2180 Third Avenue @119th St.
New York, NY 10035 Room 217
More
info and RSVP>>
Food Policy for Breakfast:
Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), a Conversation with Marion Nestle
CUNY School of Public Health
9:00am - 10:30am
55 West 125th St. 7th Floor
New York, NY 10027
RSVP>>
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FPC News
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Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer leads a Big Apple Crunch at Uptown Grand Central on 10/21/15
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In celebration of Food Day 2015, The Center cosponsored a Big Apple Crunch with nearly 200 East Harlem children, in collaboration with the New Harlem East
Merchants Association (NHEMA), Wellness in the Schools, Edible Schoolyard, Harlem RBI, Harlem DPHO, and many of our East Harlem community partners.
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Healthy Food for Upper Manhattan
Healthy Food for Upper Manhattan Visioning Session
Monday November 23rd
3:30PM- 5:00 PM
Room L2-82, 1425
Madison Ave
New York, NY 10029
Healthy Food for Upper Manhattan General Meeting
Monday December 7th
12:00PM- 1:30 PM
East and Central Harlem District Public Health Office
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The New York City Food Policy Center develops intersectoral, innovative and effective solutions to preventing diet-related diseases and promoting
food security in New York and other cities. The Center works with policy makers, community organizations, advocates and the public to create healthier, more sustainable food environments and to use food to promote community and economic development. Through
interdisciplinary research, policy analysis, evaluation and education, we leverage the expertise and passion of the students, faculty and staff of Hunter College and the CUNY School of Public Health and other CUNY campuses.
The Center aims to make New York a model for smart, fair food policy.
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