When: September 27, 2019 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Greenfield Community College, 1 College Drive, Greenfield, MA 01301
This oversight hearing will look at the impact of food insecurity and inequitable access to nutritious food on public health. Experts on the food system and its impact on public health will discuss how state, federal, and non-profit programs work together to improve the health of the Commonwealth. Topics will include food as medicine, food deserts and healthy food access, the role of agriculture in public health, and school food programming. The event will be followed by a local farm tour
For more information contact Sam Hopper at (413) 367-4656 or Samantha.Hopper@masenate.gov..
This event is hosted by: Joint Committee on Public Health, Massachusetts Food Systems Caucus, Greenfield Community College, Massachusetts Farm Bureau, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, The Food Systems Collaborative, CISA, and The Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts.