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Dr. Kushi (center) receives a hug from Dr. Cadenhead (left) and Dr. Koch (right) at 2019 FNCE Conference

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Summer interns share 2022 experience understanding food policy

This blog is the first in a series that will examine nutrition security in greater depth to add clarity and context to ongoing food access and quality conversations.

The Tisch Food Center joined food policy centers from across New York City to launch NY Food 2025, a series of policy briefs that provide guidance to the current NYC administration, the City Council, and other stakeholders on how to improve emergency and non-crisis food systems.

This past October, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Mike Braun introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reconvene the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health after its 50-year hiatus. Learn more about the conference and its goals, including ending hunger and reducing nutrition insecurity.

At the final hearing of 2021, the New York City Council enacted Int No. 1326-b, coined “The Sweet Truth Act,” requiring restaurant chains to notify customers of prepackaged foods and beverages containing more than 50 grams of added sugars.

As part of our Spotlight Series, the Tisch Food Center interviewed Jill Santopietro, Founder & Director of The Children's Food Lab. This organization provides after-school nutrition education classes to students through interactive labs about the arts & sciences of food.

The Tisch Food Center recently interview David Bartolomi, Youth Development Director at FamilyCook Productions. Learn more about how this organization integrates nutrition education with cooking in the classroom. 

Read the latest brief on TFC's two-year evaluation of the Wellness in the Schools (WITS) programming to understand how WITS programming impacted students’ school lunch consumption, including their fruit and vegetable intake.

The Tisch Food Center recently interviewed Shanon Morris, Executive Director at Edible Schoolyard NYC. Learn more about how this innovative organization empowers children to make healthy food choices and strengthens communities.

The Tisch Food Center recently interviewed Stephen Ritz, founder of Green Bronx Machine. Learn more about their incredible work transforming communities through nutrition education and urban agriculture.

On Sept 22nd, Lesley Kroupa, JD, MS, RD, the Tisch Food Center’s Interim Policy Director, and Jen Cadenhead, PhD, RD, the Goldberg Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Trauma in Children at the Tisch Food Center, were invited to a panel curated by the Slow Food USA’s Food and Farm Policy team.

On September 21st, the American Heart Association, Bronx Health REACH, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest held a summit on proposed New York statewide and citywide nutrition policies.

The Tisch Food Center recently interviewed Stephen Ritz, founder of Green Bronx Machine. Learn more about their incredible work transforming communities through nutrition education and urban agriculture.

The Tisch Center partnered with New York City’s Office of School Wellness Programs to learn more about how NYC schools have been utilizing outdoor spaces during the pandemic.

For the first time in 15 years, the formula used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine the benefits someone is eligible to receive from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) was revised to better reflect the realistic cost of eating an adequate and nutritious diet in the United States.

In 25 1-hour focus groups, the Tisch Food Center interviewed parents of NYC school children who had received pandemic grab n’ go meals to understand their experiences.

The Tisch Food Center is thrilled to welcome Lesley Kroupa, JD, MS, RD as Interim Policy Director. Learn more about Lesley’s professional interests and what she is looking forward to working on at the center in this introductory interview.