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Our research, education and action advances just, healthy, and resilient urban food systems

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Based at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, we are rooted in NYC with a global perspective

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We work across disciplines and sectors to tackle poverty, racism, and inequality, drivers of hunger, food insecurity, and health disparities.

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Our partnerships with communities, governments, businesses and social movements advance economic, social, and environmental solutions to urban food problems

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Grounded in practice, we approach our work through research, education, collaboration, and action.

Events

Urban Food Policy Forum
Municipal Grocery Stores: Public Ownership in Practice and Policy
PastDecember 10, 2025 @ 10:30 am
Urban Food Policy Forum
Tackling the Common Corporate Drivers of Global Warming and Noncommunicable Diseases
PastSeptember 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am
Grand Rounds Lecture: Racially-targeted Food & Beverage Marketing In The Digital Environment
PastMay 1, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

News

December 11, 2025

Tackling the Intersecting Commercial Determinants of Chronic Diseases and Global Warming
November 3, 2025

New York City and State 2025 General Elections: Food, Health, and Democracy in NYC: Time to Vote!
July 22, 2025

Public Supermarkets in the Spotlight
June 16, 2025

CUNY Urban Food Policy Monitor: “Food, Equity, and the Next NYC Mayor: Perspectives and Key Policy Issues”
June 13, 2025

Addressing Hunger and Poverty in NYC: What Four of the 2025 Mayoral Candidates Had to Say Addressing Hunger and Poverty in NYC: What Four of the 2025 Mayoral Candidates Had to Say
June 13, 2025

2025 Mayoral Candidates Speak on Hunger and Food Equity in NYC