Rejoining the Planning and Public Health Fields: Leveraging Comprehensive Plans to Strengthen Food Systems in an Urban versus Rural Jurisdiction | Zendy

Yeeli Mui | Zendy; Maryam Khojasteh | Zendy; Kimberley Hodgson | Zendy; Samina Raja | Zendy

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Rejoining the Planning and Public Health Fields: Leveraging Comprehensive Plans to Strengthen Food Systems in an Urban versus Rural Jurisdiction

Author(s) -

Yeeli Mui,

Maryam Khojasteh,

Kimberley Hodgson,

Samina Raja

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of agriculture food systems and community development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2152-0798

pISSN - 2152-0801

DOI - 10.5304/jafscd.2018.08b.004

Subject(s) - public health , business , general partnership , metropolitan area , government (linguistics) , public relations , leverage (statistics) , jurisdiction , food systems , environmental planning , political science , public administration , food security , medicine , geography , nursing , finance , law , agriculture , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , pathology , machine learning , computer science

The growth of health disparities in the United States, particularly those associated with dietrelated diseases, has motivated a reconvergence of the public health and planning disciplines to address this shared challenge. However, the dynamics and mechanisms through which public health and planning agencies can systematically address food-related issues have yet to be fully understood. This study analyzes how partnership between public health professionals and planners in local, regional, and metropolitan (LRM) governments can strengthen community food systems through a more integrated and holistic approach to health. Using a national survey of

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