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How to Advocate for Healthy Eating How to Advocate for Healthy Eating Within City GovernmentWithin City Government
Noelle Dobson Noelle Dobson Amy GilroyAmy [email protected]@orphi.org [email protected]@orphi.org
May 20, 2011Community Food Security Coalition Conference
Health Happens in Places Where Oregonians Live, Work, Learn and Play
We see tomorrow's health, and we’re here to make it happen today.
Transportation
Land Use
Housing
Health Impact Assessments
Equity Toolkits
Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
Healthy Food RetailUrban Agriculture Zoning CodeComprehensive Plan
Farmers MarketsSNAP and HealthNutrition StandardsMenu LabelingSugar Sweetened Beverage TaxMulti-family GardeningWorksite Breastfeeding AccommodationHospital Breastfeeding Practices
Desired Policy Change
WHY will our community be better off AFTER the policy or environmental
change has been achieved?
HOW: What strategies will our coalition implement to
influence the desired change?
WHAT interim steps of change need to be reached BEFORE the desired policy or environmental
change can be achieved?
Strategy Map
What does it mean to create
policy and environmental
change?
Putting the health in local
food policy
• Develop a good strategy• Identify, measure and celebrate milestones along the way• Access what is in your control• Distinguish between Big Advocacy and little advocacy
• Become indispensible experts• Use maps to highlight environmental context• Consider trade offs and competing factors• Reframe the issue
• Build knowledge, trust and partnership• Connect public process to community needs and actions• Share resources with partners• Look for opportunities to create short-term change in communities on the ground
Healthy Food Retail in Portland
• OPHI Healthy Food Retail Paper and Zoning Scan
• City of Portland Grocery Retail Initiative
• Multnomah County Healthy Retail Initiative
• Village Market
Healthy Food Retail White Paper and Zoning Scan
• Existing Economic Development Tools
•Zoning Scan for convenience stores
• Examples in new/conversion retail
Tips:
Build knowledge, trust, and partnership
Share resources with partners
Health in the Urban Food Code
Agricultural Use – activities that raise, produce or keep plants or animals. Accessory uses include dwellings for proprietors and employees of the use, and animal training. For example, dairy farms, stables, riding academies, truck gardening, tree farming, plant nurseries, etc. Retail sales (i.e. produce stands) are not allowed. Zone Allowed by Right Allowed w/ Conditions Not Allowed OS X Single Dwelling R Farm/Forest R20 R10, R7 R5, R2.5 Multi Dwelling R X Commercial Commercial –
Storefront, General, Central
Commercial – Neighborhood, Office, Mixed Commercial/Residential
Employment/Industrial X Community Gardens – listed as an example in the Parks and Open Areas use category. Parks and Open Areas are uses of land focusing on natural areas, large areas consisting mostly of vegetative landscaping or outdoor recreation, community gardens, or public squares. Lands tend to have few structures. Parks and Open Area uses are allowed in all zones. Zone Allowed by Right Allowed w/ Conditions Not Allowed OS X Single Dwelling R X (situational) Multi Dwelling R X (situational) Commercial Employment/Industrial Farmers Markets – indirectly addressed as a temporary use activity and retail sales and services depending on what zones they are located in. Retail sales and services of food is either allowed, not allowed or requires a conditional use permit in all zones. Zone Allowed by Right Allowed w/ some
limitations Allowed w/ Conditions No Allowed
OS X SD R X MD R Residential – Central,
Institutional Residential – HD, C, I Residential (R3, R2, R1)
Commercial CN, CS, CG, CX CN, CO, CM office Employment/Industrial Central Employment General Empl, General
Industrial, Heavy Ind. General Empl, General Industrial, Heavy Ind.
Urban Food Code Matrix
Strategies/actions to influence desired changes
WHAT needs to happen or WHO needs to change
BEFORE the desired P/E change can be achieved? WHAT is the P/E
change our coalition seeks to achieve?
Meet with Bureau of Development Services and code writers from
Bureau of Planning
Convene meetings with health and equity stakeholders
Develop health and planning communication materials that
reflect City’s Public Involvement Principles
Organize public workshops and events with organizations who have
been historically excluded from public decision making process
Planning and Sustainability Commission supports
health and equity implications of code
changes
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability utilizes the
Public Involvement Advisory Council and Public
Involvement Principles to conduct meaningful
outreach
Organizations who have not been involved in the Project
Advisory Group attend meetings and have
meaningful engagement opportunities
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff
incorporate health and equity language into public
documents
Urban food codes maximize health and equity benefits and minimize burdens.
Increase in accessible culturally relevant food
Increase in access
Increase in consumption
Increase in C02 capture/decrease in CO2 emissions
Improved air quality
Improved soil quality
Decrease in chronic disease rates
Why will our community be better off AFTER the
P/E change has been achieved?
Tips:
Distinguish between Big Advocacy and
little advocacy
Connect the public process to community needs and actions
Desired Policy Change
WHY will Portlanders be better off with a Portland Plan that includes healthy food objectives, activities
and measures?
HOW will OPHI advocate for a Portland Plan that includes
health objectives, activities & measures?
WHAT interim steps of change need to be reached for the
Portland Plan to include healthy food objectives, activities, and
measures?
Residents will have more equitable and greater
access to healthier foods,
Public resources for healthy food
infrastructure will be distributed to
communities that are currently most underserved
Health disparities will be reduced over-time
Portland Plan includes goals, objectives, and measures that
address healthy food access for communities
throughout the city.
OPHI - Healthy Portland Plan Strategy Map
Portland Plan
• Identify, measure and celebrate milestones along the way• Access what is in your control• Reframe the issue• Become indispensible experts• Build knowledge, trust and working partnership
Desired Policy Change
WHY will Portlanders be better off with a Portland Plan that includes healthy food objectives, activities
and measures?
HOW will OPHI advocate for a Portland Plan that includes
health objectives, activities & measures?
Convene Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup and support
member advocacy efforts
Advocate to city officials and BPS-project leads to include
health concepts in Portland Plan
Proactively provide health-related information &
expertise to BPS
Build advocacy capacity of community organizations to engage in on-going Portland
Plan activities
Provide technical input into BPS planning documents
WHAT interim steps of change need to be reached for the
Portland Plan to include healthy food objectives, activities, and
measures?
Residents will have more equitable and greater
access to healthier foods,
Public resources for healthy food
infrastructure will be distributed to
communities that are currently most underserved
Health disparities will be reduced over-time
Portland Plan includes goals, objectives, and measures that
address healthy food access for communities
throughout the city.
OPHI - Healthy Portland Plan Strategy Map
Why use a strategy map?
Desired Policy Change
WHY will Portlanders be better off with a Portland Plan that includes healthy food objectives, activities
and measures?
HOW will OPHI advocate for a Portland Plan that includes
health objectives, activities & measures?
Convene Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup and support
member advocacy efforts
Advocate to city officials and BPS-project leads to include
health concepts in Portland Plan
Proactively provide health-related information &
expertise to BPS
Build advocacy capacity of community organizations to engage in on-going Portland
Plan activities
Provide technical input into BPS planning documents
WHAT interim steps of change need to be reached for the
Portland Plan to include healthy food objectives, activities, and
measures?
BPS has institutional knowledge of connection between health
and planning
BPS-produced health-related documents & outreach events
include input from OPHI
City officials and BPS-project leads support health concepts included
in Portland Plan
Community organizations work with BPS/city officials to
communicate neighborhood’s visions for “their” healthy
communities
Residents will have more equitable and greater
access to healthier foods,
Public resources for healthy food
infrastructure will be distributed to
communities that are currently most underserved
Health disparities will be reduced over-time
Portland Plan includes goals, objectives, and measures that
address healthy food access for communities
throughout the city.
OPHI & HPPW members utilized as expert resources by Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) on
advisory groups
OPHI - Healthy Portland Plan Strategy Map
Impact on Portland Plan
Background ReportsStrong built environment and social
determinants frame with less emphasis on individual behavior.
Highlight on disparities in health outcomes among communities of color and low-income Portlanders.
Policy recommendation provided were used throughout the report.
Impact on Portland Comprehensive Plan
HEALTHY & AFFORDABLE FOOD IN THE PORTLAND PLAN
• Expand access to healthy, affordable food;
• Prioritize grocery stores as essential components of neighborhood hubs; • Make it possible for all Portlanders, including those without yards, to grow their own food.
1. Identify and better understand neighborhood food access issues by conducting local food assessments and market basket surveys.
2. Retain and recruit grocery stores as key components of neighborhood hubs.
3. Create 1,000 community garden plots, focusing in areas accessible to higher-density housing, by pursuing opportunities to repurpose publically-owned land and through public-private partnerships.
4. Amend the zoning code to support urban food production and distribution.
Desired Policy Change
WHY will Portlanders be better off with a Portland Plan that includes healthy food objectives, activities
and measures?
HOW will OPHI advocate for a Portland Plan that includes
health objectives, activities & measures?
Convene Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup and support
member advocacy efforts
Advocate to city officials and BPS-project leads to include
health concepts in Portland Plan
Proactively provide health-related information &
expertise to BPS
Build advocacy capacity of community organizations to engage in on-going Portland
Plan activities
Provide technical input into BPS planning documents
WHAT interim steps of change need to be reached for the
Portland Plan to include healthy food objectives, activities, and
measures?
BPS has institutional knowledge of connection between health
and planning
BPS-produced health-related documents & outreach events
include input from OPHI
City officials and BPS-project leads support health concepts included
in Portland Plan
Community organizations work with BPS/city officials to
communicate neighborhood’s visions for “their” healthy
communities
Residents will have more equitable and greater
access to healthier foods,
Public resources for healthy food
infrastructure will be distributed to
communities that are currently most underserved
Health disparities will be reduced over-time
Portland Plan includes goals, objectives, and measures that
address healthy food access for communities
throughout the city.
OPHI & HPPW members utilized as expert resources by Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) on
advisory groups
OPHI - Healthy Portland Plan Strategy Map
