Join us for a book talk and presentation of "Serving the Public: The good food revolution in schools, hospitals, and prisons" (Manchester University Press, 2025) by Professor Kevin Morgan. Access to good food is the litmus test of a society's commitment to social justice and sustainable development. Drawing on evidence from the UK, US, [...]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City’s food programs have expanded to better meet the needs of those facing food access challenges. Over the past year, CUNY SPH and the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute conducted research in partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) on the Groceries to Go [...]
The Touro University Social Justice in Public Health Speakers (Webinar) Series is an innovative collection of lectures from experts in the field of public policy, public health, and social justice. Presented by Public Health Program, College of Education & Health Sciences. The 2024 series will identify industries influencing health and justice, including tobacco, alcohol, [...]
Sustainable Food Procurement: Legal, Social and Organisational Challenges (Routledge, 2024) taps into the global discussion on public food procurement as a means to achieve multiple social and environmental goals and examined new and creative ways to create value through public food purchasing. While there is a growing recognition that public authorities can use public [...]
Resilient Kitchens is the 2024 James Beard Book Award winner in the food issues and advocacy category and a collection of essays about the lives of immigrants in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, told through the lens of food. The volume highlights diverse perspectives from professional food writers, restaurateurs, scholars, [...]
On May 30th, join us to discuss our latest research on older adult food needs and use of food programs in New York City. New York City’s older adult population (age 60+), which is currently 20.6% of NYC’s population overall, is projected to reach 1.86 million by 2040. This forum will share new data [...]
For more than 50 years, activists in New York City have been fighting to end hunger, increase access to healthy affordable food, improve the pay and working conditions of food workers, reduce food-related pollution and climate change, end food apartheid, and improve school and other institutional food. As New York prepares for city elections [...]
Co-sponsored by the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, this Grand Rounds lecture features Dr. Jess Fanzo, Professor of Climate and the Food for Humanity Initiative Director at Columbia University’s Climate School in New York City. Dr. Fanzo will provide a global to local overview of how fragile, yet important food systems are to climate [...]
Building a Community Food System at CUNY: How can we work towards building a student-centered campus food environment that prioritizes health, equity, and sustainability? The CUNY Campaign for Healthy Food (CHeF) invites all students, faculty, and staff to join us in envisioning strategies for transforming CUNY’s food system. We believe our campus should reflect a student-centered food environment [...]
In the coming weeks, the city, state, and federal governments will be formulating, debating, and voting on their budgets for the next fiscal year. The budget decisions that legislators and Mayors, Governors, and the President make will influence many aspects of our lives, including spending on public food benefits, food security, nutrition programs, institutional [...]
In their newest book, "Feeding Each Other: Shaping Change in Food Systems through Relationship" (Changemakers Books, 2023), food systems educator Nicole Civita and story justice activist Michelle Auerbach argue that trying to "feed the world" is accelerating the collapse of environmental, economic, and social structures. By blending research, insights from diverse thinkers, and lived [...]
On September 28th, join us for a panel discussion on the topic of mutual aid and its importance in supporting our communities during times of crisis. In recent years, mutual aid has gained momentum as a movement that promotes the idea of collective care and solidarity amongst community members. Our panel will explore the [...]
