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How can we use data to increase access to healthy foods in our community?

About this event

Food provides the foundational blocks for our life. Whether as children where we have little choice what we will be fed. Be that sugary cereals or oatmeal in the morning. Or adults choosing between eating “healthy foods” or “junk foods”. Food has a profound impact on our mood, physicality and our outlook on life. However, not all communities have the same access to “healthy foods” or are aggressively targeted by companies that manufacture low nutrient dense foods (processed foods). This raises questions around how best can we ensure that all communities have an equal opportunity to eat healthfully at a reasonable price.

In a world where we were constantly on the go and “grabbing a quick bite”, let’s take a step back and examine how we can create healthier communities through food. In this session, we’ll hear from experts on the topic of food equity, food scarcity, and food deserts - and how it impacts your life (and those around you).

During this session, we’ll focus on:
– Explore how local food availability impacts our lives — and what we can do about it.
– The logistical challenges of providing equal access to healthy foods.
– How we can balance innovation and regulation, to ensure nutritious food for all!

Panelists:

– Christine Tran, Executive Director, LA Food Policy Council | Good Food LA ♥️
Christine Tran is the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council. She is the fourth executive at the helm since the first meeting in 2011. Her leadership began amid the pandemic in May 2020. Prior to joining LAFPC, Christine worked on multi-year family engagement grants as a Program Officer at First 5 LA. In addition, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington studying the intersection of school nutrition and educational policy.

– Hope Miranda, Data Scientist, Glowforge & Data Advisor with Datakind SF for the unBox project
Hope is a Data Scientist with Glowforge and a Data Advisor with Datakind SF for the unBox project. They know firsthand the steps involved to acquire benefits offered through social services. Hope is dedicated to increasing the accessibility to these services using public data and free applications

– Charlie Hoffs, Co-Founder, Unbox
Charlie Hoffs (she/her) is the Co-Founder of unBox, a youth-led organization working to address food insecurity and food injustice in the US through data analysis, policy advocacy, and community engagement. She is an undergraduate junior at Stanford studying Chemical Engineering, researching sustainable agriculture technologies. She is energized by solutions that bridge innovation, public policy, and grassroots organizing, in moving towards a more just, equitable, and sustainable food future.

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