Robert (Bob) Pezzolesi, MPH, ODHM,of IPHN discusses his organization's policy advocacy work with CSPI in service of healthier communities in New York, including collaborative campaigns for warning labels for chain restaurant foods high in sodium and added sugars, better nutrition standards for restaurant kids’ meals, limiting the predatory marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children, and reducing harmful chemical additives in our food supply.
In 2025, food and health policy organizations across the country are being forced to navigate historic and devastating blows to the funding streams, infrastructure, workforce, and narratives around research and the crucial programs they inform. Community-level impact from today's divisive political climate is experienced alongside environmental effects of climate change, including increased frequency and severity of natural disasters.
Winona Bynum, executive director of the Detroit Food Policy Council, shares the history of the DFPC and its current work to improve the health of Detroit residents and families.
Oklahoma declined Summer EBT funding, leaving 1 in 4 of the state's kids food insecure. Here's how Tribal Nations and Hunger Free Oklahoma are filling the gap.
Michigan-based Make Food Not Waste has an ambitious five-year plan to divert 1 billion pounds of food waste from the state's landfills. Here's how they'll do it.
