public policy

JOB OPENING: ChangeLab Solutions – Program Director

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ChangeLab Solutions seeks applications for a program director to lead national public health law and policy projects. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced public health or policy professional who wants to develop strategy for major projects that will influence public health policy in states and communities across the country. The successful candidate will work with our interdisciplinary team of lawyers, urban planners, policy analysts, and public health professionals to develop legal and policy solutions that advance health, equity, and sustainability in low-income communities and communities of color across the nation.

For more information: Program Director Job Description

New Food Policy Database

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Growing Food Connections, a federally-funded research initiative to strengthen community food systems nationwide, recently released a database with over 100 newly adopted local government policies aimed to strengthen food systems. The Growing Food Connections Policy Database, hosted by the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo, will assist local governments as they work to broaden access to healthy food and help sustain local farms and food producers.

For more information see the press release.