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Better Benefits, Better Health: Tackling Diabetes and Obesity

Join us for a conversation on what it takes to improve diabetes and weight loss outcomes in the real world. This forum will share new research conducted in partnership with 1199SEIU Benefit Funds on a fully subsidized behavioral weight management program offered to a diverse population of healthcare workers living with diabetes and pre-diabetes. Drawing [...]

Regulating Ultra-processed Foods: Lessons from San Francisco and Beyond 

The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute will host an online forum event on February 12, 2026, from 2:00–3:30 PM ET, examining the high-profile lawsuit brought by the City of San Francisco against manufacturers of ultra-processed foods and its broader implications for public health policy. Featuring legal, public health, and policy experts, the forum will explore how litigation may shape future approaches to [...]

Municipal Grocery Stores: Public Ownership in Practice and Policy

Zohran Mamdani was elected Mayor of New York City based on a platform to make New York City affordable. His campaign included a proposal to create five city-run grocery stores, one in each borough, that would sell food at affordable prices by operating as non-profit public retailers. The idea of creating city-run grocery stores [...]

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