Health and Wellness
COVID-19-Vulnerable Populations and Food Access: A Food Justice and Human Rights Foundation for Community Food Security
June 10, 2020 at 12:00pm – 1:15pm EDT
Virtual (See event details)
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Falk College’s Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at Syracuse University will host an online symposium, “COVID-19-Vulnerable Populations and Food Access: A Food Justice and Human Rights Foundation for Community Food Security,” on June 10, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Moderator:
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Rick WelshFalk Family Endowed Professor of Food Studies,
Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Area of Specialty: U.S. food and agriculture policy and rural economic and social development. |
Panelists:
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Anne C BellowsProfessor, Graduate Program Director, Food Studies
Area of Specialty: Human rights-based approach to food and nutrition security. |
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Chaya CharlesAssistant Teaching Professor, Nutrition Science and Dietetics
Area of Specialty: Dietary intake and nutritional status in adults. |
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Rachel MurphyDirector Food and Nutrition Services, Syracuse City School District
Presenting: How the Syracuse City School District School Food Authority implemented emergency feeding services in the midst of an unprecedented situation by leveraging USDA flexibilities, community partnerships and food system changes. |
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Laura Anne Minkoff-ZernTenured and Promoted to Associate Professor, Food Studies
Area of Specialty: Food and racial justice, labor movements, transnational environmental and agricultural policy |
This event was first published on May 26, 2020 and last updated on May 27, 2020.
Event Details
- Category
- Health and Wellness
- Type
- Discussions
- Region
- Online
- Open to
- Public
- Contact
- Margaret Voss
mavoss@syr.edu
(315) 443-3853
- Accessibility
- Contact Margaret Voss to request accommodations