Health

Casting a ballot for local food

Last November, Rep.

Will you be my toxic-free Valentine?

IATP and Healthy Legacy visited the Minnesota State Capitol this Valentine's Day to ask legislators to support toxic-free kids' products.

WEBINAR: Driven to Distraction: Food, chemicals and child behavior

IATP's Healthy Food action and the American Nurses Association bring you "Driven to Distraction: Food, chemicals and child behavior."

WEBINAR: Visualizing Health and the Farm Bill

With an eye toward envisioning a Farm Bill that promotes health, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Jennifer Billig will provide an overview of the Farm Bill and its intersections with public health, including the kinds of farming and eating the bill currently supports.

WEBINAR: Farm Subsidies = High-Fructose Corn Syrup = Obesity: Or do they?

Many in the public health community have long decried farm subsidies for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans as the reason for the low cost of junk food relative to fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Subsidies, the thinking goes, have caused farmers to over produce corn and soybeans.

New industrial ag restrictions in China raise questions

It has been a frustrating week for me, trying to track down Chinese friends during the long National Day holiday to learn more about two recent media reports about new government restrictions on industrial agriculture there.

School Food Revolution?

JoAnne Berkenkamp of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), along with Toni Liquori and Laura Stanley from School Food FOCUS, will provide a snapshot of the work that's already underway, including a case study from Chicago, and discuss what lies ahead in the quest to improve school food and children's health.

WEBINAR: Food justice or junk food?

Will more supermarkets equal more access to healthy food in underserved communities? Recently first lady Michelle Obama announced a partnership with Wal-Mart, Supervalu and Walgreens to combat the issue of food access in communities called food deserts—usually in urban communities and characterized by a lack of access to healthy food options and an over-abundance of fast food.

Go PVC-free this back-to-school season

You’ve gotten rid of BPA from baby bottles and out of water bottles, but did you know another unnecessary toxic plastic may be hiding in your children’s school supplies?