Farm to early care and education: Lessons from the COVID-19 experience
IN BRIEF Policy Equity Group and the National Farm to School Network recently published Lessons from the COVID-19 Experience, a report to examine ...
Food Systems
Equitable Food Access Through Farm to Early Care and Education in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is full of agricultural abundance, with more than 300 farmers’ markets and 900 school and educational community gardens. The state is known ...
Food Systems
Farm to early care and education advances community nutrition in Georgia
“I don’t like bugs myself, but I love finding bugs [in the garden] with the kids,” says Ashley Strickland, early childhood program administrator ...
Food Systems
Resources to Grow the Farm to Early Care and Education Movement
Farm to early care and education is a foundational program that connects young children with local food production by bringing farm-fresh food into ...
Food Systems
Farm to Early Care and Education Means a Community Working Together
“For farm to early care to really work, you need cross-sector partners working together. You need people from the food systems, people from ...
The Promise of Farm to Early Care and Education
Farm to early care and education is a promising community-based solution to ensure that every child in America has access to healthy, culturally ...
Food Systems
Opportunities to Improve Farm to Early Care and Education Procurement
Farm to early care and education is a foundational program that connects young children with local food production by bringing farm-fresh food into ...
Health
Michigan’s economy depends on the health of our communities
Inequities in health in Michigan today account for $2.2 billion in excess medical care costs and $1.9 billion in untapped productivity. By reducing ...
Health
Building a more equitable health care workforce
Home care workers—individuals who provide health care services in the home, most often to seniors and people with disabilities—are among the fastest growing ...
Health
When communities lead, positive health outcomes advance
For many of us working in public health and health equity, COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color—while disheartening—is not surprising. These inequities ...
