This document outlines a framework for developing a sustainable food system in Southwestern Ontario. It discusses outcomes such as new jobs, economic opportunities for entrepreneurs, and prosperity for rural communities. Research covered food distribution systems, purchaser demands, alternative models, and mapping of soil types and crop values by county. The proposed framework establishes sustainable food clusters in each county, aggregated distribution systems, and a network of clusters. Next steps include action planning teams in each county to create customized cluster plans leveraging existing initiatives. Support for the sustainable food system includes knowledge, facilitation, collaboration, and advocacy.
Michaela Cosijn presented at the Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture conference at University of Sydney on in the global innovation crisis rather than the global food crisis.
To meet global food demand, a 60% increase in food production will be necessa...ART-ER
The document discusses the need for a World Food Research and Innovation Forum (WFRIF) to address challenges to achieving global sustainable food security and safety such as increasing population and decreasing resources, and proposes that the WFRIF focus on using research and innovation in areas like increasing yields, reducing waste, improving safety, and ensuring access to resources for small producers. The WFRIF would convene international stakeholders to share knowledge and best practices around developing solutions to these challenges through a conference at EXPO Milano 2015.
Corinna Hawkes
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - No backsliding: How can we re-orient food systems and health systems to protect nutrition and healthy diets in the context of COVID-19?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
MAY 28, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
The document discusses creating entrepreneurial programs to foster sustainable food systems through agricultural education and production. It notes that Arkansas has high rates of food insecurity, obesity, and poverty, while locally grown sustainable diets benefit personal and public health. However, the average age of Arkansas farmers is 58, most farmland is used to grow commodity crops for export, and new farmers face barriers. The proposed Future Farmer Program would provide resources like land access, training, and market connections to make new and beginning farmers more productive and profitable while increasing local sustainable food access. The overall goal is to build a healthy, sustainable local food system.
This document discusses improving human and environmental health in peri-urban areas through sustainable food systems. It notes that over half the world's population lives in cities, with rapid urbanization influencing consumption of less healthy, more environmentally intensive diets. The proposal is to work with 6 cities committed to reshaping their urban-peri-urban food systems through a research process involving system assessments, identifying and evaluating existing interventions, testing new interventions, and synthesizing results to scale up policies and tools. The goal is to improve diets, environmental health, social equity, and economic outcomes in both urban and rural areas.
Linking public procurement and sustainable production systems: opportunities ...FAO
This document outlines opportunities for linking public food procurement programs to sustainable agricultural production systems in sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the potential for public demand to support smallholder farmers through predictable purchases. Case studies from Niger and Senegal show purchases from farmers organizations increased productivity and farmer incomes. However, scaling up poses challenges as enabling policies, services and regulations are also needed to operationalize procurement considering production objectives. While public demand may incentivize sustainable practices, other supports are likely required. The relative size of procurement compared to total supply is also important to consider impacts and tradeoffs between objectives of price and promotion of certain farming methods.
This document outlines a framework for developing a sustainable food system in Southwestern Ontario. It discusses outcomes such as new jobs, economic opportunities for entrepreneurs, and prosperity for rural communities. Research covered food distribution systems, purchaser demands, alternative models, and mapping of soil types and crop values by county. The proposed framework establishes sustainable food clusters in each county, aggregated distribution systems, and a network of clusters. Next steps include action planning teams in each county to create customized cluster plans leveraging existing initiatives. Support for the sustainable food system includes knowledge, facilitation, collaboration, and advocacy.
Michaela Cosijn presented at the Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture conference at University of Sydney on in the global innovation crisis rather than the global food crisis.
To meet global food demand, a 60% increase in food production will be necessa...ART-ER
The document discusses the need for a World Food Research and Innovation Forum (WFRIF) to address challenges to achieving global sustainable food security and safety such as increasing population and decreasing resources, and proposes that the WFRIF focus on using research and innovation in areas like increasing yields, reducing waste, improving safety, and ensuring access to resources for small producers. The WFRIF would convene international stakeholders to share knowledge and best practices around developing solutions to these challenges through a conference at EXPO Milano 2015.
Corinna Hawkes
POLICY SEMINAR
Virtual Event - No backsliding: How can we re-orient food systems and health systems to protect nutrition and healthy diets in the context of COVID-19?
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
MAY 28, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
The document discusses creating entrepreneurial programs to foster sustainable food systems through agricultural education and production. It notes that Arkansas has high rates of food insecurity, obesity, and poverty, while locally grown sustainable diets benefit personal and public health. However, the average age of Arkansas farmers is 58, most farmland is used to grow commodity crops for export, and new farmers face barriers. The proposed Future Farmer Program would provide resources like land access, training, and market connections to make new and beginning farmers more productive and profitable while increasing local sustainable food access. The overall goal is to build a healthy, sustainable local food system.
This document discusses improving human and environmental health in peri-urban areas through sustainable food systems. It notes that over half the world's population lives in cities, with rapid urbanization influencing consumption of less healthy, more environmentally intensive diets. The proposal is to work with 6 cities committed to reshaping their urban-peri-urban food systems through a research process involving system assessments, identifying and evaluating existing interventions, testing new interventions, and synthesizing results to scale up policies and tools. The goal is to improve diets, environmental health, social equity, and economic outcomes in both urban and rural areas.
Linking public procurement and sustainable production systems: opportunities ...FAO
This document outlines opportunities for linking public food procurement programs to sustainable agricultural production systems in sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the potential for public demand to support smallholder farmers through predictable purchases. Case studies from Niger and Senegal show purchases from farmers organizations increased productivity and farmer incomes. However, scaling up poses challenges as enabling policies, services and regulations are also needed to operationalize procurement considering production objectives. While public demand may incentivize sustainable practices, other supports are likely required. The relative size of procurement compared to total supply is also important to consider impacts and tradeoffs between objectives of price and promotion of certain farming methods.
Foresight Report on food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st...Glo_PAN
At the launch of the Global Panel's Foresight Report "Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century", which was held at FAO in Rome on 23 September 2016, Dr Lawrence Haddad, Chair of the Foresight Lead Expert Group, and Director of GAIN, presents the report.
This document outlines principles for guiding the 2012 Farm Bill to support a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system. It provides examples of implementation actions in several areas: 1) Realigning subsidies and programs to promote healthy food and nutrition; 2) Supporting sustainable agricultural practices to reduce environmental impact; 3) Increasing regional prosperity through urban agriculture, support for small farms, and job creation; 4) Ensuring equitable access to healthy food for all; and 5) Taking a systems approach to policymaking to integrate goals around health, environment, and local economies.
Give food waste a second life: upcycling & value chain innovationinewtrition
- Upcycled products utilise ingredients that otherwise would not have gone to human consumption, are procured and produced using verifiable supply chains, and have a positive impact on the environment. The past decade has seen an increase in plant-based alternatives, oat milk, electric cars and compostable packaging - the food system is transitioning from a commodity-driven supply chain to a consumer-centric and value-added food and agriculture ecosystem. This presents a profitable for NPDs to reimagine the food system and create products that use upcycled food scraps.
- Ultimately, food trust is a decision maker in purchasing new food and beverage products. Thus, great storytelling and transparency of the supply chain through social media and packaging compels consumers to trust and thus purchase the product.
Shifting Consumption: Lessons from market transformationsFrancois Stepman
Shifting Consumption: Lessons from market transformations by Daniel Vennhard, World Resources Institute
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
This document summarizes drivers and outcomes of structural change in agri-food systems and economies. It discusses changes in economic structure like declining agriculture GDP share and employment. Production structure changes like land use, yields and resource use. Farm structure changes such as increasing farm size and household income. Consumer behavior changes like diet, expenditures and health. Finally, it examines changes in markets and governance structures like value chains and policy networks.
Livestock production and climate change: towards sustainable production with ...ExternalEvents
the Produção Integrada de Sistemas Agropecuários (PISA) System in Brazil, by Paulo César F Carvalho, Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 1.1: Sustainable agriculture production and diversification for healthy diets"
The brief looks at the challenge of providing healthy diets in urban environments, presenting eight policy recommendations which integrate actions from food, agriculture and nutrition into urban planning, education, health, sanitation, water and infrastructure development.
The document outlines Vancouver's Food Strategy which includes 5 goals: 1) Support food friendly neighbourhoods, 2) Empower residents, 3) Increase access to healthy affordable food, 4) Make food central to the green economy, and 5) Advocate for a just sustainable food system. It provides updates on actions taken in 2013 such as increasing community garden plots, developing new farmers markets, and establishing grants to support food projects. Priorities for 2014 include continuing to support community gardens, enabling urban farming, and increasing local sustainable foods purchased by the city.
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for ChangeFrancois Stepman
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for
Change by Toine Timmermans, WUR
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
Home-grown: Linking farmers to markets in Western KenyaTeresa Borelli
BFN Kenya describes its success in linking smallholder farmers to institutional markets in Western Kenya and in promoting African Leafy Vegetables for improved food and nutrition outcomes
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems?Francois Stepman
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems? by Gianluca Brunori, Glamor project
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
This document discusses moving from a global, industrialized food system to a more local, circular one. Currently, large farms use fossil fuels and monocropping to mass produce food. However, this approach does not adequately address hunger. Alternatively, investing in small, local farmers and reducing food waste through circular systems could better meet future population needs. Challenges include connecting small farmers to markets. Social entrepreneurs are needed to solve issues and build local food economies through new approaches and companies.
Stephanie Jaquet and Björn Hecht
POLICY SEMINAR
Advancing Food Systems Transformation: Dialogue between German Development Cooperation and CGIAR
Co-organized by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), CGIAR, IFPRI and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
FEB 23, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST
This document discusses steps that governments and food supply chains can take to strengthen local food systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends increasing production of certain vegetables and fruits to substitute imports and shorten supply chains. It also suggests that governments can influence consumption patterns to better align demand with local production capacities through coordination between public health, urban planning, and food businesses. A study in Waterloo found that a 10% shift in land use could meet regional growth needs. The document advocates for expanding organic agriculture beyond regulations to 10-15% of total production through policy initiatives including training, procurement programs, and investment.
What is the Dubuque Eats Well? Intro to the Local Food Systems Working GroupCarolyn Scherf
Dubuque Eats Well:
Part of the Regional Food Systems Working Group - Working to create resilient local food systems in Dubuque, Deleware, and Jackson County
"Leveraging market opportunities for promoting healthy diets Gianluca Brunor...ExternalEvents
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 1.3: Leveraging market opportunities for promoting healthy diets"
The Mohawk Valley Food Project was launched in 2011 with over 30 partners to establish a resilient regional food system and ensure access to affordable, healthy food for all. In 2013, they created the area's first Food Policy Council. They later received a USDA grant to improve food access through research and projects, with 14 local grantees. The Food Project works to foster regional self-reliance through a sustainable food system with locally grown, environmentally friendly food and by addressing issues of food insecurity and access through the Food Policy Council.
This document discusses sustainable food systems and community food security. It defines sustainability and explains why it is important for food security, community health, and economic stability. Models of sustainable food systems are presented, including Cuba's transformation to organic agriculture after trade embargoes. While complete self-sufficiency is unrealistic and compromising, integrated systems using small farms, soil management, staple and bulk crops, along with local distribution and markets can nourish communities for the future.
This document discusses sustainability and food systems. It notes that sustainability means meeting needs today without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs. It then discusses where our food comes from, including locally from farms, gardens, and indigenous foods, as well as far away via trucks, trains and planes. It emphasizes that a sustainable food system cares for people, animals, farmers, communities and the planet by protecting water, soil and air systems from pollution. The document encourages individuals to help through gardening, buying local food, and careers in sustainable food and policy.
Foresight Report on food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st...Glo_PAN
At the launch of the Global Panel's Foresight Report "Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century", which was held at FAO in Rome on 23 September 2016, Dr Lawrence Haddad, Chair of the Foresight Lead Expert Group, and Director of GAIN, presents the report.
This document outlines principles for guiding the 2012 Farm Bill to support a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system. It provides examples of implementation actions in several areas: 1) Realigning subsidies and programs to promote healthy food and nutrition; 2) Supporting sustainable agricultural practices to reduce environmental impact; 3) Increasing regional prosperity through urban agriculture, support for small farms, and job creation; 4) Ensuring equitable access to healthy food for all; and 5) Taking a systems approach to policymaking to integrate goals around health, environment, and local economies.
Give food waste a second life: upcycling & value chain innovationinewtrition
- Upcycled products utilise ingredients that otherwise would not have gone to human consumption, are procured and produced using verifiable supply chains, and have a positive impact on the environment. The past decade has seen an increase in plant-based alternatives, oat milk, electric cars and compostable packaging - the food system is transitioning from a commodity-driven supply chain to a consumer-centric and value-added food and agriculture ecosystem. This presents a profitable for NPDs to reimagine the food system and create products that use upcycled food scraps.
- Ultimately, food trust is a decision maker in purchasing new food and beverage products. Thus, great storytelling and transparency of the supply chain through social media and packaging compels consumers to trust and thus purchase the product.
Shifting Consumption: Lessons from market transformationsFrancois Stepman
Shifting Consumption: Lessons from market transformations by Daniel Vennhard, World Resources Institute
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
This document summarizes drivers and outcomes of structural change in agri-food systems and economies. It discusses changes in economic structure like declining agriculture GDP share and employment. Production structure changes like land use, yields and resource use. Farm structure changes such as increasing farm size and household income. Consumer behavior changes like diet, expenditures and health. Finally, it examines changes in markets and governance structures like value chains and policy networks.
Livestock production and climate change: towards sustainable production with ...ExternalEvents
the Produção Integrada de Sistemas Agropecuários (PISA) System in Brazil, by Paulo César F Carvalho, Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 1.1: Sustainable agriculture production and diversification for healthy diets"
The brief looks at the challenge of providing healthy diets in urban environments, presenting eight policy recommendations which integrate actions from food, agriculture and nutrition into urban planning, education, health, sanitation, water and infrastructure development.
The document outlines Vancouver's Food Strategy which includes 5 goals: 1) Support food friendly neighbourhoods, 2) Empower residents, 3) Increase access to healthy affordable food, 4) Make food central to the green economy, and 5) Advocate for a just sustainable food system. It provides updates on actions taken in 2013 such as increasing community garden plots, developing new farmers markets, and establishing grants to support food projects. Priorities for 2014 include continuing to support community gardens, enabling urban farming, and increasing local sustainable foods purchased by the city.
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for ChangeFrancois Stepman
The case of reducing food losses and waste; Engaging Consumers for
Change by Toine Timmermans, WUR
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
Home-grown: Linking farmers to markets in Western KenyaTeresa Borelli
BFN Kenya describes its success in linking smallholder farmers to institutional markets in Western Kenya and in promoting African Leafy Vegetables for improved food and nutrition outcomes
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems?Francois Stepman
Are local food systems more sustainable than global food systems? by Gianluca Brunori, Glamor project
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
This document discusses moving from a global, industrialized food system to a more local, circular one. Currently, large farms use fossil fuels and monocropping to mass produce food. However, this approach does not adequately address hunger. Alternatively, investing in small, local farmers and reducing food waste through circular systems could better meet future population needs. Challenges include connecting small farmers to markets. Social entrepreneurs are needed to solve issues and build local food economies through new approaches and companies.
Stephanie Jaquet and Björn Hecht
POLICY SEMINAR
Advancing Food Systems Transformation: Dialogue between German Development Cooperation and CGIAR
Co-organized by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), CGIAR, IFPRI and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
FEB 23, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST
This document discusses steps that governments and food supply chains can take to strengthen local food systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends increasing production of certain vegetables and fruits to substitute imports and shorten supply chains. It also suggests that governments can influence consumption patterns to better align demand with local production capacities through coordination between public health, urban planning, and food businesses. A study in Waterloo found that a 10% shift in land use could meet regional growth needs. The document advocates for expanding organic agriculture beyond regulations to 10-15% of total production through policy initiatives including training, procurement programs, and investment.
What is the Dubuque Eats Well? Intro to the Local Food Systems Working GroupCarolyn Scherf
Dubuque Eats Well:
Part of the Regional Food Systems Working Group - Working to create resilient local food systems in Dubuque, Deleware, and Jackson County
"Leveraging market opportunities for promoting healthy diets Gianluca Brunor...ExternalEvents
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 1.3: Leveraging market opportunities for promoting healthy diets"
The Mohawk Valley Food Project was launched in 2011 with over 30 partners to establish a resilient regional food system and ensure access to affordable, healthy food for all. In 2013, they created the area's first Food Policy Council. They later received a USDA grant to improve food access through research and projects, with 14 local grantees. The Food Project works to foster regional self-reliance through a sustainable food system with locally grown, environmentally friendly food and by addressing issues of food insecurity and access through the Food Policy Council.
This document discusses sustainable food systems and community food security. It defines sustainability and explains why it is important for food security, community health, and economic stability. Models of sustainable food systems are presented, including Cuba's transformation to organic agriculture after trade embargoes. While complete self-sufficiency is unrealistic and compromising, integrated systems using small farms, soil management, staple and bulk crops, along with local distribution and markets can nourish communities for the future.
This document discusses sustainability and food systems. It notes that sustainability means meeting needs today without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs. It then discusses where our food comes from, including locally from farms, gardens, and indigenous foods, as well as far away via trucks, trains and planes. It emphasizes that a sustainable food system cares for people, animals, farmers, communities and the planet by protecting water, soil and air systems from pollution. The document encourages individuals to help through gardening, buying local food, and careers in sustainable food and policy.
A new paradigm for sustainable food systems by Emile Frison, IPES Food
11 October 2016. Brussels. The role of consumers in the sustainable consumption and production in Europe and in developing countries
The conference on Food Safety and Nutrition in 2050 – organised by Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission – provided an opportunity for dialogue among global stakeholders on the emerging challenges to the food chain and the role of future policy-making in addressing those challenges.
The conference also provided the opportunity to foster a dialogue on consumers' expectations for safe, nutritious, quality and sustainable food and the role of food science, technology and innovation in achieving them. Held on 17 July 2015 in Milan, Italy.
Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Next StepsFAO
Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Next Steps: Work Programme of the UN
Decade of Action on Nutrition in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Co-Chairs: Anna Lartey, Director, Nutrition and Food Systems division, FAO, and Francesco Branca
Shaping Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition: Im...ExternalEvents
This document discusses the need to transform food systems globally in order to address malnutrition. It notes that malnutrition is rising worldwide and affecting over 30% of people. If no changes are made, malnutrition could affect 50% of the global population by 2035. While the ICN2 framework provides a starting point, bolder actions are needed to fully implement evidence-based nutrition interventions, redirect agricultural subsidies toward nutritious foods, refocus agriculture research, and incentivize industry and consumers toward healthier options. Metrics and data on global diet quality also need improvement to guide policies and ensure accountability.
This document outlines steps for establishing a community food council and developing a food charter in Renfrew County, Ontario. It discusses the characteristics and activities of food councils, including bringing together diverse stakeholders to improve the local food system. Examples of food councils and charters from other communities are provided. The proposed process for Renfrew County includes gathering stakeholder input on food issues, drafting a charter, gathering feedback, and obtaining endorsements to guide local food system decisions.
There are many issues in Wisconsin food systems that could be addressed better if there were a recognized and supported statewide food policy council. This presentation discusses of the possible structures and functions of such a council.
Presentation to The Future of Local Food MAV Conference 180914Lee Tozzi
The document outlines Darebin City Council's Urban Food Production Strategy, which aims to develop a local food system that is healthy, sustainable, and promotes food security and culture. The strategy identifies key action areas like home food growing, community gardens, and integrated planning to support urban food production. It also discusses Council's role in community capacity building, advocacy, and partnering to realize the vision of a thriving local food system.
This PolicyLink presentation goes over the basics of food policy councils: what they are, how they function, what they're good at, and what's challenging for them.
This document provides an overview and action plan for improving food security in Kamloops, BC. It identifies 4 key areas of action: 1) short-term relief for those in need, 2) capacity building, 3) food policy development, and 4) economic development. Goals and specific actions are outlined for each area. The plan was developed through a community consultation process and forum. It aims to build on Kamloops' leadership in food security and provide further direction to address challenges through a variety of policy and program initiatives.
James Kirwan, CCRI Reader http://www.ccri.ac.uk/kirwan/ discusses the application of the Delphi method with regard to an EU project http://www.glamur.eu/
This document discusses a presentation given by Tyler Plante from Wilfrid Laurier University's Sustainability Office on local and sustainable food systems. The presentation covers the problems of climate change and the benefits of supporting local farmers and economies through buying local food. It provides information on initiatives at Laurier like the campus farm market and Young City Growers program. Recommendations are made for individuals to make informed choices and support local growers through markets and other resources in Waterloo Region.
Bi-State Health-Related Activities and Bi-State Servicesnado-web
During the 2016 NADO Annual Training Conference, Denise Bulat, Executive Director of the Bi-State Regional Commission, discussed the work of the agency in partnering with health agencies to improve health outcomes in a variety of ways.
The Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) was established in 2011 and is a collaborative network working to make Southern California a "good food" region. The LAFPC has a mission to ensure food is healthy, affordable, fair, and sustainable. It has over 140 diverse stakeholders from 90 organizations working through 7 working groups on priorities like improving the local food economy, increasing access to healthy foods, expanding food security, and growing more local food. Some of the LAFPC's action plans include developing a regional food hub, supporting street food vendors and farmers markets, improving school food, and increasing access to healthy foods in underserved neighborhoods.
A Food Systems Perspective on Seafood by Prof. Peter Oosterveer WorldFish
In recent years, a food systems perspective has been promoted to develop a more comprehensive perspective on supplying sufficient, sustainable and healthy food to consumers. This shift away from an orientation in research and policy on increasing food production towards a focus on consumers and dietary outcomes seems promising in many respects. At the same time, this perspective needs further reflection with respect to focus and integration.
Presentation from Food Spaces, Vibrant Places a policy advocacy campaign of the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable. This presentation was part of the Community Models of Vibrant Farmers' Markets webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle on March 25th, 2015.
The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy document outlines issues with the local food system such as high rates of diet-related illness, food insecurity, and barriers for farmers. It summarizes the community's efforts to address these issues through organizations like the Food Action Network and programs promoting local food. The strategy was developed through extensive community engagement over three years to establish seven pillars of action. It aims to build economic development and social justice while preserving the environment and culture.
This document discusses the need for innovation in food systems to address current demands and crises. It argues that the real crisis is an innovation crisis, as food systems must change quickly to meet 21st century needs. Food systems innovation encompasses both technological changes and institutional/policy changes. Accelerating innovation requires constructive dialogue between public, private, and civil society stakeholders to set priorities, identify partnerships, and develop coherent policies and regulations. Australia's food system is connected globally, so domestic stakeholders must engage regionally for effective innovation.
. Using Appreciate Inquiry, participants were asked to describe what is functional about the current food system and to create a vision for a food system in Skagit County that would provide easy access to healthy foods. Audio recordings and detailed notes were analyzed and coded into emergent themes. Mind maps were used to visually represent themes in three main areas: what is working currently, barriers to healthy food access, and participant visions for the future. Listening session results were presented to local stakeholders to inform a planning process for a comprehensive response to improving healthy food access in Skagit County.
Strategies (beyond food charters) for developing meaningful food policy: Expe...BringFoodHome
Food systems thinking in Waterloo Region has focused on citizen engagement and participation in policy making through collaboration and adaptive governance. Key strategies have included establishing a regional food systems roundtable in 2007 for collaboration, incorporating food-related policies into the 2009 Regional Official Plan and 2013 Regional Food Charter through adaptive governance, and conducting policy gap analyses to identify supportive and unsupportive municipal policies regarding issues like access to healthy food, urban agriculture, and temporary farmers markets. Ongoing efforts focus on improving municipal policy and increasing community engagement around the food charter.
This document outlines the goals, approach, plans and successes of the Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative, which aims to improve health and prevent obesity in rural areas through collaborative policy, systems and environmental changes. The Initiative uses an organizational learning and systems thinking approach, and has identified three strategies: 1) ensuring school policies support healthy living, 2) increasing access to local healthy food, and 3) supporting active transportation and physical activity. Early successes include doubling local food sales, certifying local food producers for schools, and forming Safe Routes to School teams in six counties. Resources for applying a systems approach are also provided.
Addressing Obesity In The Latino Community Through Community-based Advocacy In Baldwin Park
Alfred Mata, Local Policy Specialist, California Center for Public Health Advocacy.
Health Impact Assessment and Health in All PoliciesSandra Whitehead
The document summarizes information about Health in All Policies (HiAP) and its implementation in different jurisdictions. It provides definitions of HiAP as an approach to integrate health considerations in decision making across sectors to improve population health. It discusses the history and spread of HiAP globally and in the US at federal, state and local levels. Specific examples are given of HiAP strategies, tactics and implementation in Polk County, Florida, Santa Cruz County, California and other areas. The roles of different actors in adopting and operationalizing HiAP are also outlined.
The Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference (EOLFC 2013) provided a great opportunity to share information, learn about success stories and gather information on innovative local food businesses, projects and best practices. The conference was organized by KEDCO (Kingston Economic Development Corporation) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs. The theme of the conference was Innovation Driving Local Food and it was held December 3, 2013 at the Ambassador Hotel in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Marc LeBerge from OMAF and MRA on local food strategy and funding opportunities.
This presentation is a review of what we've accomplished during the first two years of our project, which focuses on research, education, outreach, and advocacy to address food security in urban areas.
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The Share the Road Cycling Coalition is a provincial advocacy organization that has been working since 2008 to enhance access and safety for cyclists in Ontario. It advocates for improved cycling infrastructure and educates the public on the value of cycling. The Coalition hosts events like the annual Ontario Bike Summit to advance the provincial government's #CycleON action plan and move cycling initiatives forward. Recent polling shows over half of Ontario residents want to cycle more, and over two-thirds support new cycling infrastructure investments.
This document discusses the health benefits of active transportation like walking and cycling. It notes that active transportation has been linked to improved public health outcomes by increasing physical activity levels and reducing risks for chronic diseases. However, safety concerns prevent some from engaging in active transportation. The document advocates for well-designed infrastructure and road safety interventions like education, enforcement, and road design changes to encourage active transportation by improving safety.
The document discusses managing risk for active transportation. It outlines that municipalities have a duty of care to keep roads and paths in reasonable repair so they can be used safely with ordinary care. The standard of care is reasonable and foreseeable. The document advocates for an active transportation safety system approach that prioritizes educating about maintaining sufficient passing distance, educating decision makers on legal duties of care factually rather than out of fear, and considering active transportation and recreation safety together as an integrated system.
The County of Renfrew has policies in place to acquire abandoned railway rights-of-way for transportation and recreation uses. The County's strategic plan aims to develop a linked trail system throughout the County within 5 years by engaging partners and acquiring the CP rail corridor. The County also has an active transportation policy and has invested in projects like hardened shoulders and signage to promote cycling and walking as a way to create healthy communities and stimulate economic development, though funding remains a challenge.
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Healthy Communities Partnership - Renfrew County - Sustainable Food System
1. November 28, 2013
DU B FIT Consulting
Nancy Dubois
dubfit@rogers.com
519.446.3636
2.
3. Opening Remarks
• Purpose
– To explore a potential Food System approach in
Renfrew County with a particular emphasis on
population-based approaches.
– To determine next steps including the level of
interest
• Facilitator
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10. Food – The Big Picture
• Food System
• Food (Policy) Councils / Coalitions
– Characteristics
– Priorities / activities
– Members
• Food Charters
• Possible Steps for Renfrew County
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11. A healthy food system …
• is one in which all residents have access to,
and can afford to buy, safe, nutritious, and
culturally-acceptable food that has been
produced in an environmentally sustainable
way and that sustains our rural communities.
(Waterloo Region http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/priorities )
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14. Description – Food (Policy) Council
• Bring together stakeholders from diverse food-related
sectors to examine how the food system is operating
and to develop ideas, actions and policy
recommendations on how to improve it.
• Take many forms, but are typically either
commissioned by governments, or are predominately a
grassroots effort – may be a reincarnation or evolution
of an another group
• Have been successful at educating officials and the
public, shaping public policy, improving coordination
between existing programs, and starting new programs
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15. Common Operating Characteristics
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Take a comprehensive approach
Pursue long-term strategies
Offer tangible solutions
Are place-based with a strong local component
Advocate on behalf of the larger community
Seek government buy-in
Establish formal membership
Operate with little or no funding
• Food Policy Council Briefing Paper http://www.ncchpp.ca/148/publications.ccnpps?id_article=
664
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17. Common Process
• Situational Assessment / Environmental Scan
• Set priorities
• Establish a plan of action for each priority
(long and short term)
• Recruit the players
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21. Typical Activities of a Food Council (1)
• Mapping and publicizing local food resources
• Creating new transit routes to connect underserved
areas with full-service grocery stores
• Persuading government agencies to purchase from
local farmers
• Organizing community gardens and farmers’ markets
• Advocate for policy change to improve a
community's food system
• Develop programs that address gaps in a
community's food system
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22. Typical Activities of a Food Council (2)
• Strategize solutions that have wide
applicability to the food system
• Research and analyze the existing conditions
of a community's food system
• Communicate information about a
community's food system
• Cultivate partnerships among a community's
five food sectors
• Convene meetings that draw diverse
stakeholders of a community's food system
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23. E.g., Increase residents' access to grocery stores:
FPCs unpack the interrelated causes of the problem,
considering things like:
• Infrastructure: Are (public) transportation links to
existing grocery stores adequate?
• Economic development: Which banks will or will not
loan to new grocery stores?
• Built environment: Which zoning codes or
regulations could be changed to locate grocery
stores closer to residential areas?
• Alternatives or supplemental programs: Could a
farmers market or home delivery program fill service
gaps?
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24. Kamloops Food Action Initiative
The Interior Health Authority, the City of Kamloops and the
Kamloops Food Policy Council partnered to undertake the
Community Food Action Initiative project in 2006. The goal
was to engage stakeholders in efforts to strengthen and
support food planning, policy, and practices in the
Kamloops Region.
Five project elements:
1. Inventory of resources and food action projects;
2. Community consultation and policy review;
3. Food Action Forum to review policy and develop actions;
4. Draft Plan;
5. Evaluation using the Food Security Report Card tool.
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30. Food Charters
They are policy-reference documents that:
• present a vision for a just and sustainable food system that
has been developed by the community and endorsed by the
community’s decision-makers
• anchor municipal commitments to sustainable food system
policies
• provide guidelines for decisions about food
• bring people together to talk about & work on local food
system and food security challenges
• provide a reference for managing food system issues on a
system-wide basis.
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31. Benefits of a Food Charter
• Activate civic engagement
– Create opportunities for conversations about food
– Create a valuable tool through collaborative process
– More public participation helps communities address challenges
• Articulate an overall vision for food policy
– Bring together separate policy areas (land use/zoning, waste
management, health & food safety
– Support staff to initiate innovative planning & operations strategies
• Facilitate collaboration
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Facilitate inclusivity
Expand traditional thinking & roles
Extend range of influence & action
Show leadership & vision
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32. Benefits of a Food Charter
• Catalyze actions
– Inform projects that benefit local economies and
the environment
– Support fundraising
• Benefit the environment
– encourage personal & institutional choices that
support more sustainable food systems
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33. Quotes from Communities with a Food Charter:
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—“Galvanizes and focuses work around food”
—“Makes the city a leader”
—“Helps put food on the municipal agenda”
—“Municipal resources become available for food
issues”
• —“Development of new community gardens and
farmers’ markets”
• —“Facilitates and frames food system research and
assessment”
• —“Facilitates / guides the development of more
applied/specific policy documents”
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37. Examples of Food Charters
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Toronto’s Food Charter (2000)
Saskatoon Food Charter (2002)
City of Greater Sudbury Food Charter (2004)
Vancouver Food Charter (2007)
Capital Region Food Charter (2008)
Region of Durham (2008)
Thunder Bay Food Charter (2008)
London’s Food Charter (2010)
Guelph-Wellington Food Charter (2011)
Kawartha Lakes Food Charter (2011)
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38. Supportive Resources
• G-W Food Charter Toolkit http://www.gwfrt.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/04/GWFRT_Toolkit_Final_20
13.pdf
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Toolkit for Eaters - page 3
Toolkit for Growers - page 5
Toolkit for Business and Institutions - page 7
Toolkit for Policy Makers - page 8
Toolkit for Community Food Projects - page 9
• Ottawa’s Food for All Policy Writing Team Toolbox http://www.justfood.ca/foodforall/documents/Food
_for_All_Policy_Writing_Team_Toolbox.pdf
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39. Typical Process to Develop Charter
• Ottawa
– Conducted a scan of food programs and services
– Conducted a series of literature reviews and in-depth stakeholder interviews to
help us learn about the experiences of others who have worked towards addressing
food issues and understand what steps are needed in order to translate these
community ideas into action in Ottawa.
– Food For All hosted Food Action Planning conversations to identify issues that exist
around food in Ottawa and to build a vision of what food in Ottawa can and should
look like.
– Policy-writing teams comprised of community participants then worked together to
set policy priorities based on evidence and research, and developed the food
Action Plan Proposals. For many volunteers, this was the very first time they had
had a chance to engage in a policy process.
– We have hosted Kitchen Table Talks focussing on the different chapters of the Food
Action Plan and
– Sought online feedback on the website.
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40. Typical Process to Develop Charter (2)
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Create a Steering Committee / Core Group
Determine your local resources and process
Community Food Assessment
– Mapping Food Access Points (existing Continuum for Norfolk & Haldimand)
– Community Consultations – open forum, stakeholder interviews, focus groups
– Report to summarize current situation & desired future
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Draft Food Charter
Gain input to draft
– Open input via Web site/ paper
– Community Consultations – open forum, stakeholder interviews, focus groups
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Finalize the Charter
Endorsement
– Community organizations / Stakeholders
– Local government
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Communicate Charter to stimulate corresponding action
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41. Introduction to Policy Development / Change
• "The World Has Changed“ -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrlEQ15mVPM
• Overview of physical activity examples from RC
– Shawna
• Examples of healthy eating policy approaches from other
communities
– Support for community gardens (water, storage,
security)
– Zoning to support year-round Farmers’ Markets
– Pension options for farmers
– Organizational procurement policies
– Signs to denote local food availability
– Edible landscapes
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44. Collective action / Partnership is KEY
• Readiness on four fronts – Step 2
– Each organization in partnership
– The community who will be affected by the
policy change
– The decision-makers
– The partnership overall
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45. •
Scanning the Local Food
Environment
With a marker,
circulate to the
stations to add what
you know about that is
currently happening in
RC regarding food
system elements
• Look at what is already
on the sheet - add new
items
• 2 columns - what is
happening and where
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46. Identifying Local Food Issues – a World Cafe
1. How do you interpret the term "local"?
2. What changes would you suggest to this Food System
framework? (picture posted)
3. What concerns do you have about the local food system
(same picture)?
4. What are the barriers in Renfrew County to people
accessing healthy, local foods on a regular basis?
5. What most influences your food purchases, including
convenience foods?
6. Where do you see significant food waste occurring in the
county?
7. What food skills are in need of improvement in the
community?
8. How do you feel about how land is being used now and
planned for in the future in Renfrew County?
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47. Results of the Landscape & the
Cafe Discussions
• So What?
• Emerging Priorities?
• Index Cards on tables
– Don’t limit your ideas based on resources
– Include short term, quick wins & longer term
more strategic priorities
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48. Vision & Mission for a Food Council
• Vision Statement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioYYSOKBtY
• Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtyCt83J
LNY
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49. Examples of Vision & Mission for
Food Councils
• Waterloo’s healthy food system is one in which all residents have access
to, and can afford to buy, safe, nutritious, and culturally-acceptable food
that has been produced in an environmentally sustainable way and that
sustains our rural communities.
The Chatham-Kent Food Policy Council envisions a community where:
• all residents have access to adequate, affordable , safe, nutritious, and
culturally-acceptable food;
• there is a sustainable food system* (e.g. local foods are available and
promoted, local agricultural lands and farmers are protected and
supported, urban agriculture is encouraged, and food has been produced
and distributed in an environmentally acceptable way);
• food is an important part of our heritage and culture.
Edmonton has a resilient food and agriculture system that contributes to the
local economy and the overall cultural, financial, social and environmental
sustainability of the city.
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51. Creating a Vision
• Using sticky notes at your tables, write single
words/phrases that describe “the preferred
future” ; a “realistic stretch”
• Build commonalities as a group
• Don’t worry about wordsmithing
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52. Mission Statement
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The purpose, mandate, reason for being
Unique from any other group
Necessary to work towards the Vision
Write a mission Statement at each table
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53. Sample Mission Statements
• Edmonton Food Council responsibilities include the following core
functions and activities:
• Advisory
– proposing priorities and work plans to Administration
– providing advice on food and urban agriculture issues
• Research and Evaluation
– identifying emerging issues and potential solutions
– monitoring and reporting on progress of the Strategy
• Coordinating
– playing a networking and connecting role between the many partners
involved with implementing the Strategy
– facilitating collaboration between Administration and community
partners
• Engagement and Education
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54. Sample Mission Statements
The mission of the Chatham-Kent Food Policy Council is to encourage and
facilitate dialogue and collaboration among food related organizations,
agencies, services, food producers and distributors, consumers,
business and government to develop strategies for the promotion and
facilitation of the vision and bring it to action.
The mandate of the VFPC is to support the development of a food system
where food is:
– Safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate
– Affordable, available, and accessible to all
– Produced, processed, marketed, consumed, and waste products reused or
managed in a manner that is:
• Financially viable
• Protects the health and dignity of people
• Minimally impacting the environment.
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62. Community Engagement
Engage 2 streams – multi sector community leaders / members
What can we do to support local priorities and needs?
Build on what exists locally
Enhance and support our assets
Engage people of all ages and backgrounds
Make a local impact
63. Knowledge Sharing
Community Engagement
Evidence Based Best Practices & Expertise
Oct., 2008
June, 2009
2010
Feb., 2011
June, 2012
64. Community Action
Active Transportation (AT-Culture Shift, STP, 14 bikes, Silver Chain Challenge)
Access To Physical Activity
Built Environment
Natural Environment (eg: Guide to Outside, Natural Spaces Tool Kit)
65. Community Action
Active Transportation (STP, 14 bikes, Silver Chain Challenge)
Healthy Active Community Charter
Community Gardens in Every School
Community Use of Schools – Walking in the Halls
FIT – First Nations Culture & Natural Spaces
66. Active Transportation
Engagement – 49 members of working group
Contribution to the Renfrew County Active Transportation Strategy
Connect benefits to other sectors
Inclusion of Active Transportation in 2013-2018 County Strategy
Inclusion of Active Transportation into Official Plan
What does this mean to local municipalities?
67. Active Transportation
Engagement – 49 members of working group
Collaborative development of the Active Transportation Strategy
OTF grant to support AT-Culture Shift
Inclusion of Active Transportation in 2013-2018 County Strategy
Inclusion of Active Transportation into Official Plan
68. Other Priority Areas
Built Environment
Natural Environment
Active Outdoor Play (part of Access)
Trails – Walking / Cycling (part of AT)
After School Programs (part of Access)
74. The futility of isolated initiatives
Society / Political
System
Health Care System
Community
Education (Early
Childhood / School
Aged)
Recreation
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Editor's Notes
What is our story in Renfrew County?Rural Challenges that we face – isolation, distance, planning, developmentWe know what determines our health – in our 2008 regional Call to Action – Dr. Pipe clearly states – our postal code determines our health What does this say about our communities - it speaks to multiple sector innovation / partnerships have a strong history in Ottawa Valley History & Investment in Our AssetsCall to Action took place in Oct. 2008 in response to the Renfrew County community heath report released by the Champlain LHINFocus was on the development of a multi sector network to address health through increased physical activity opportunities for prevention / rehab Based on the fact that 25% of chronic disease / illness is preventable and 25% is partially preventableFocus on accessible environments – built & natural environments – they were both accessible and a rich resource / asset that was available in every communityEG - trailswalking in the halls – a locally grown program – Get WITH It – using school hallways to promote fall / winter / spring season walking – addresses social isolation, safe spaces to walk, increase physical activity.History of investment in building on non traditional partnerships and the strength of collaborative. A host of unlikely suspects– builds on the strength of our local assets and increases community use of schools. Through the support of the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, we have widened our scope and developed a broader look at how we can collectively improve the health of our communities.Our County is vast (the largest in Renfrew County) and is filled with rich local strengths and strong championsWe valued what already existed and needed to understand the reality of our Picture of Health and a common vision, we can collectively improve our statistics, overall well being and quality of lifeCollectively, we developed the ‘Building Healthy Community’ – Community Picture document (copies will be circulated) and are working to improve the health, well being and quality of life of all participantsWe find ourselves here – with a strong common goal, growing engagement and lots of passion / impetusOur process was intuitive – community engagement / collective impactSo – how has the HCP project increased our collaborative efforts, provided an opportunity to focus on our collective impact and in turn work towards a shift in our health stats, health equity and quality of life for all.KEY piece - Non traditional partnership development (and trust in that collaboration) – high level decision makers / non traditional sectors / grassroots org’n & passion (Chief, Paramedic Service, Heart Institute – Heart Wise, KidActive – small NFP)Start here:Bill Clinton was recently talking about some of the most formidable problems facing the world today – poverty, the environment, health, economic instability. He said that to begin to solve these problems, “it starts with acknowledging that this is the most interdependent age in human history. One thing no one can change is our growing interdependence," he continued, " in a world of nets instead of brick walls, what happens in one place can affect another." In a world of interdependence, we have to work together in new, innovative ways to create opportunity and to solve problems. No one gets anything done without many groups of people collaborating, working together, co-operating. No one can do anything meaningful on their own in this interdependent world.One challenge with the collaboration imperative he cited is that collaboration isn’t always as exciting as the thrill of competition or the headlines that conflict can create. “What works is co-operation, he said however, “and if you want to be a transformational leader you’ve got to figure out how to make it profoundly interesting to co-operate.” Overview – Background – Partnership – non traditional – EG: Paramedic Service, Heart Institute (Heart Wise), KidActiveCollective Impact Concept:Common agenda Shared measurement systems Mutually reinforcing activities Continuous communication Backbone support organizationsBuilding Healthy Community is a collaborative project of the Healthy Community PartnershipInitially funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
Here for a couple of reasons:1. to share a history and story of how we (a collective group of individual community champions and organizations) are working together to make Renfrew County is the best place to raise a child, work, live, play and grow old. Our vision is to improve the health, well being and quality of life for everyone in Renfrew County.We need your input and feedback to do it well.Overview – Background – PartnershipPAN-RC – launch event in 2008 – Janice Visneskie was the WardenA co-ordinated network of multi sector community champions focused on action & working together to make it easier for people across Renfrew County to be more active and healthy – taking a preventative and multi sector approach to our health.Healthy Communities Partnership – 2011 – transformational arm working on policy development and making the connection between our health and well being and economic development (industry, tourism), recreation, property and development, education, social services and private business.
PAN-RC – multi sector / non-traditional partnership network working on shared goals:Community Paramedic- invested resource- visible role in communities across the County- education / awareness / skill development (self-management)-
In that space – create a vision This is our vision A healthy community – here are a few indicators – no poverty, less pressure on our paramedic service, more beds available in our hospitals more seniors able to live in the comforts of their home longer, children walking and biking to school, parks and green spaces in every neighbourhood, paved shoulders, decreased demand on our social services, adequate and affordable housing, people of all ages walking on our roads and trails To advance the work of the funded, non funded, traditional and non traditional community partnerships Our goal is to build on our work to date through specific and measurable goals improve the overall health and well being of everyone How do we get there . . . “If you want to be a transformational leader, you have got to figure out how to make it profoundly interesting to co-operate” FINDING SHARED LANGUAGE The value of understanding what speaks to individual or organizational goals and still remains consistent with our common goal Example – Engagement vs. Consultation
Priorities of the Waterloo Region’s Food System
Vancouver Food Policy Council
Principles here come from Vancouver Food Charter
Key Piece to Change – ownership & engagementHow do we focus on these priority areas and improve the health of our communities. It takes a collaborative effort.The Healthy Community Partnership believes in the following principles which contribute to building healthier communitiesLocal Community Strengths – “Who are we speaking to” Include seniors as volunteers Include youth Rich cultural heritage (knowledge to be shared by our senior population) Your input as valued members of our communities.BUY INAlign with other mandates – give EG – Paramedic Service – unsustainable demand for service – Community Paramedic Program – with focus on prevention and accessible rehab – a need“If you want to be a transformational leader, you have got to figure out how to make it profoundly interesting to co-operate”
Co-ordinated & Collaborative Approach Align with other mandates – give EG – Paramedic Service – unsustainable demand for service – Community Paramedic Program – with focus on prevention and accessible rehab – a need to be collectively addressed. SDOH in training / education system Support and link existing networks, org’ns, projectsMultiplier effect – connect to existing mandates & workplans Contribute to community action projects Share an understanding of Social & Environmental Determinants of Health Communicate strategically & respectfully Co-ordinate goals & investments Definition of Collaboration Necessary as an Impetus for change / action Two videos that I wanted to play – but time is limited Playing Out: http://playingout.net/ The Tree: http://youtu.be/QERuKC34smw Merging our footprints makes the greatest impact Collaboratively, we are a ‘Stronger Force’, as opposed to individually lightly treading on the issuesExamples of moving concepts forward and the value of parallel action – action does not happen at the end of ‘governance, policy dev’t’
THIS IS A CRITICAL PATHACTION IS NECESSARY – NO DOCUMENT ON A SHELF
ACTION Here are just a few of true engagement and collaborative leadership / impactFootprints in TimeActive TransportationHealthy Children Healthy Spaces BUT – a continuum is critical “This is only a part of our story”
How do we get there . . . Create a model that integrates our principles, values the processHOW DO WE SUSTAIN AND CREATE A MODEL THAT LIVES BEYOND WHO IS AT THE TABLE AND ‘CURRENT FUNDING’The Healthy Community model will link your health and opportunities for a higher quality of life with accessible programsHealth is built into multi sector policies and planningChange has to happen from the grassroots down and system up (supported by a system of collaboration) – see model on slide 37INTEGRATION – building a different model for health that is not the Health Care System with a focus on hospital / Dr. spending, but on community health, prevention, holistic perspective
Two videos that I wanted to play – but time is limited Playing Out: http://playingout.net/ The Tree: http://youtu.be/QERuKC34smwCEHE – Knowledge Leaders in Children’s Environmental Health Equity- redefine Environmental health – both interactive and passive engagement of a child with their environment
Respect Community Needs: The value of understanding what speaks to individual or organizational goals and still remains consistent with our common goal FINDING SHARED LANGUAGE / LISTEN
To ensure that our partnerships shift and change – are not just rusty vehicles for funding proposalsEffective Partnerships that focus on:co-ordinated assetscommon groundsopen communicationshared ownershipcollaborative leadership collective impact Being unique, large, (low tax base), isolated – had to be innovative and resilient.
To ensure that our partnerships shift and change – are not just rusty vehicles for funding proposalsEffective Partnerships that focus on:co-ordinated assetscommon groundsopen communicationshared ownershipcollaborative leadership collective impact Being unique, large, (low tax base), isolated – had to be innovative and resilient.
Collective goals that build on: local strengthsaccessible spaces existing initiativescombined expertise
"If you are passionate about something, you are probably going to be a leader"The idea and how action and a mindset makes it happen – shifting from talk to walk the talk and value action – regardless of where it comes from.Supported by:Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport – no staffingOntario Trillium Foundation – partial staffing
In order to be effective, we shift emphasis (not focus) to speak to the goals of partners, circumstances and projects Integrate health / healthy community into all sectors / interests. Those goals, objectives, principles can shift without losing our vision- from a youth perspective- from a health equity perspective- from a cultural perspective Awareness of language and need to adapt / shift (but not change)
history of why 100% of our work is inpartnership “The Futility of Isolated Initiatives” KidActive – CCPN – Healthy Schools 2020CPANPhysical Activity Network – PAN-RCRole working with other collaboratives – CCPN, Child & Nature AllianceHealthy Community Partnership - Research, Policy, Community Development Need for collaborationBlow bubbles . . . . . Chaotic scramble vs. focused effort – big bang !Each represents a ‘silo’ footprint’Merging our footprints makes the greatest impactCollaboratively, we are a ‘Stronger Force’, as opposed to individually lightly treading on the issuesWe acknowledge the value that seniors bring to our communities – “as leaders, volunteers, sources of cultural, historical and practical knowledge, role models”WE KNOW THAT WE NEED A COMMON GOAL – A VISION Collective efforts by communities which are directed towards increasing community control over the determinants of health, and thereby improving health.
Socio ecological Model – foundation for what we doReflects the principles of the Ottawa Charter – with a focus on multi sector integration (health in all sectors), strength of collaboration and an understanding that every child’s health development is determined by the environments and relationships around them.Each intersection or ‘membrane’= positive and interactive relationshipSocio ecological Model – foundation for what we do Reflects the principles of the Ottawa Charter – with a focus on multi sector integration (health in all sectors), strength of collaboration and an understanding that every child’s health development is determined by the environments and relationships around them. Each intersection or ‘membrane’= positive and interactive relationship Goals: common –children’ health & well being, healthy community and connection to a healthy natural environment (socioecological health), common goal is to improve our communities’ health, well being and increase quality of life for everyone – SDOH / Socioecological model Foundation of not just what I intrinsically believe, but also what the evidence and expertise tells us - Collective impact is far greater in collaboration – of multi sector ‘leaders’, ‘champions’, therefore - our work is entirely collaborative. Funded Collaboratives:PAN-RC – current chairHealthy Community Partnership – current co-ordinator Unfunded Collaboratives: many but still have traction / action based on our partnerships