Responding to Food Insecurity and Community Crises through Food Policy Council Partnerships in a Rural Setting

The objective of this article is to describe the progress in our community food policy council partnership by presenting the elements of success in facilitating policy change and programs that have helped our community in rural Pennsylvania respond to a variety of challenges, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. We also critically examine ongoing challenges and implications for our work. The elements that have contributed to sustaining our collective work include having a common agenda; collaboration; maintaining independent but mutually supporting member organizational goals; valuing those who are most impacted; and continuous communication. By applying these elements of partnership, the council remains focused on healthy food access, particularly during this COVID-19 crisis and ongoing food-related inequities.PMID:35912656 | DOI:10.1353/cpr.2022.0037

Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - August 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Amy Dailey Kim Davidson Kathy Gaskin Lizzy Cooper Bridget Schell Yeimi Gagliardi Kathleen Glahn Source Type: research