What does it mean to know about food policy? New article by our team member Carol Ramos-Gerena conceptualized critical food policy literacy for municipal food policy transformations. https://t.co/3mo25GStsN

This work has been some of my favorite during my PhD with such an amazing team. Exciting to see it all rollout and to share stakeholder generated recommendations to further strengthen SNAP.

SNAP Covid-19 waivers and flexibilities provide a roadmap to possible solutions reduce administrative burden and create a more human-centered social benefit program. We describe the perspectives of agency leaders on the matter here:

Very grateful for this incredible opportunity provided by the American Society for Nutrition. An amazing experience and wonderful couple days away from the desk.

First time I get to post a 🌻NEW PUBLICATION ALERT🌻 My first dissertation article, “Community solutions to food apartheid” is a spatial analysis of community food-growing spaces and neighborhood demographics in Philadelphia. https://t.co/69KQY3S80I #AcademicTwitter #socialepi

Are you a postdoc or <10 yrs from your degree, and focused on improving nutrition equity and diet quality, and reducing obesity among children and families? Join @ChelseaKracht and me in @HEResearch's Early Stage Investigator group! Apply by Wed 8/10:

"Structural" racism..."institutional" racism..."systemic" racism: how are they different? Read a recounting of these terms, and what @rolandjthorpe and I recommend to the epi community, in our new @AmJEpi article: What Structural Racism Is (or Is Not) https://t.co/TWvC0wTsRu

Freedom Gardens in Buffalo, NY "are about liberation and independence", Gail Wells says. In learning to grow food, she says, “You learn to take care of yourself. Our lab is honored to work alongside Ms. Wells. @MSAAHC https://t.co/hIYCSItcnz

Do regulations designed to promote nutrition make WIC food lists too restrictive? https://t.co/cBbR9X2gnG

The House has a BUSY morning. They need to tackle both the school meal waivers (again) & gun reform bills the Senate sent late last night. Both should pass. Congress is on the verge of passing two major laws. On meals: https://t.co/JT0V683fap On guns:

We celebrate(d) Juneteenth by honoring Black women who strive for freedom through just food systems in Buffalo. We share a brief thread from our Juneteenth exhibit here. 1/n

Love this. @d_zaltz you might be onto something with that recent broccoli song.

Way to go, VT! Proud Vermonter over here 🥳 Let's make this a reality for all students in the US next.

Last day of the Johns Hopkins Teaching Institute! @JHUTeachAcad

Online grocery retailers use dynamic and customizable marketing strategies. Future work is needed to leverage these strategies to further promote staple and nutrient dense foods. @clperez_1 @lindseypsmith @LauraZatz @EricRimm @DrBleich https://t.co/cMuLEj5VPF

What might we be if only we tried. What might we become if only we’d listen.

There is no such thing as being “pro-life” while supporting laws that let children be shot in their schools, elders in grocery stores, worshippers in their houses of faith, survivors by abusers, or anyone in a crowded place. It is an idolatry of violence. And it must end.

Proud to be a part of this team and to be learning every day from the community of East Buffalo. "Repairing food apartheid will require sustained investment in the community food infrastructure—not short-term or charitable solutions"

Leading up to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, @WhiteHouse is hosting virtual, regional listening sessions to hear your ideas and learn about your experiences. ASN members are encouraged to register for the region you live in.

I might be a B'more resident now, but my Burlington, VT pride will be forever strong. Very proud daughter moment seeing my dad @Troy_Headrick throw in a bid for Rep. in the VT General Assembly representing this District we've called home for over 20yrs.