Bloomberg American Health Initiative
Bloomberg American Health Initiative
Mapping a City's Food Environment
Mapping a City's Food Environment
Mapping a City's Food Environment
Monday 30th April 2018
Discover how Baltimore's food mapping project is revolutionizing access to healthy food and inspiring other cities to adopt similar initiatives.
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Get the buttons here!Baltimore's Food Mapping: Paving the Way for Healthier Communities
In order to effectively address the issue of limited access to healthy food, we have to fully understand it.
Imagine living in a city where accessing healthy food is a daily challenge. This is the reality for many Baltimore residents, but efforts are underway to change that. In this episode of 'The American Health Podcast', city officials team up with the Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to map out Baltimore's food environment. The goal? To create informed food policies that ensure everyone has access to nutritious options.
This mapping project identifies areas lacking supermarkets and evaluates the availability of healthy food across all retail outlets. It's a blueprint that's catching on in other cities like Austin and Seattle. Holly Freishtat, Baltimore's food policy director, highlights the importance of supporting small businesses, including corner stores, in this initiative. Edwin Marty from Austin shares his excitement about the project's potential to enhance community life.
And then there's Anthony, a local hero who transformed a vacant lot into a thriving community garden, tackling the issue head-on. By empowering communities through urban agriculture and smart policy-making, this episode showcases how we can create healthier cities for everyone. Tune in to learn more about this inspiring effort and how it's setting a precedent for other urban areas.