ABSTRACT
Presently, ideas about food are in flux from a variety of sources. Examples of this evolution include recognizing the importance of food on health by public health and medical professionals; changing consumer desires around the production methods and components of their food; a greater focus on injustices within the national food system; evolving knowledge of how the food system impacts the environment; and, shifting economic and technological realities that underpin where and how food is produced, distributed and sold.
These shifting ideas about food exist in contrast to the narrative of the highly functioning, industrialized, global food system that emerged in the second half of the 20th century. This edited volume fills a void by presenting a comprehensive and engaging coverage of the key issues at the intersection of public health, policy, and food. The Intersection of Food and Public Health is comprised of research that examines current problems in food studies and how various stakeholders are attempting to address problems in unique ways.
The book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines, including public administration, public policy, public health, economics, political science, nutrition, dietetics, and food studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|12 pages
Where the personal intersects with public policy
chapter 1|10 pages
Why “you are what you eat” matters when talking about school lunch
section II|78 pages
Understanding food insecurity
chapter 3|22 pages
Unintended consequences of nutritional assistance programs
section III|56 pages
Exploring the regulation of food
chapter 7|14 pages
Chlorpyrifos contamination across the food system
chapter 8|12 pages
On the front lines in school cafeterias
section IV|32 pages
Considering local food systems
chapter 10|14 pages
From industrial food to local alternatives
section V|64 pages
Missing connections in food, nutrition, and health policy
chapter 12|18 pages
Beyond “Good Nutrition”
section VI|84 pages
Changing food and health policy