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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
Massachusetts Public Health Association
(MPHA) held its annual meeting in Marlboro, MA, on November 20, 2009, with
a focus on policy change. MPHA used the event to roll out a three-year Act
FRESH campaign using state and local policy to improve food and
physical activity environments and to support local agriculture around the
Commonwealth. Keynote speaker Mark
Winne has worked on food and agriculture policy for over 30 years and is the author of:
"Closing the Food Gap - Resetting the Table in the Land of
Plenty". His presentation was followed by a panel made up of
representatives of food and activity advocates from around the state,
including Dr. Weed from Healthy City Fall River, and break-out sessions by
region in which participants were invited to build action steps on local
and statewide food and build environment policy campaigns and other
opportunities for collaboration. For more information about the campaign,
contact MPHA Deputy Director for Program and Policy Terry Mason
at 617- 524-6696, ext.103. |
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(Top row) MPHA Executive Director Valerie Bassett welcomes participants to the conference before introducing keynote speaker Mark Winne, shown in a promotional photograph. (Middle row) MPHA Deputy Director for Program and Policy Terry Mason hands out material to University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program director Pat Bebo and New Bedford Mass In Motion coordinator Pauline Hamel. (Bottom row, left) Terry Mason leads a break-out discussion group with conference participants from Southeastern Massachusetts. (Bottom row, center and right) Healthy City Fall River coordinator David Weed, Psy.D., left, comments on efforts that the City of Fall River is making to improve food and physical activity environments and to support local agriculture before participating in the break-out session. |
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