Food Systems
Overview
Researchers from the Institute for Health & Social Policy regularly advise and collaborate with policymakers at the state, local and federal levels. Our faculty help translate research findings into practical policy solutions, consult on planning and implementation and provide expert testimony at legislative and legal hearings.
Modeling for Equity in Food Access
Interventions designed to increase equitable access to healthy food access are often modeled without input from stakeholders, limiting chances for success say IHSP researchers.
Faculty
Yeeli Mui, PhD '17, MPH, uses systems science and urban planning tools to tackle the often invisible drivers of food insecurity and health inequities.
Julia Wolfson, PhD ’16, MPP, studies individual, structural, and policy factors that influence food choices, diet quality, and diet-related health outcomes.