This self-paced course prepares public health professionals to identify interventions for advancing health equity through food system transformation. Learners will explore a variety of initiatives leading to food access and nutrition, stable employment, income supports, and community health. This overview of the drivers of inequalities within the food system helps to focus public health efforts where they are most needed.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe drivers of inequalities in the food system that weaken healthy food environments.
- Identify critical domains that must be addressed for food system transformation to improve diets, nutrition, and health in an equitable manner within planetary boundaries.
- Explain initiatives to increase access to healthy affordable food and reduce food system inequalities at the community level.
Target Audience: Public health workforce
Duration: 60 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.25 Category 1 CHES Credits, 1.25 Continuing Competency Credits
CHES Provider number: 99036Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: 8/2022
Author: Allison Root, DrPH, RDN, MCHES
Subject Matter Expert: Yevheniia Varyvoda, PhD
Narration by: Allison Root, DrPH, RDN, MCHES
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.