Year: 2018
Resolution Number: 74
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Sameen Ansari, Megan Byrne, David Lee, Jessica Montgomery, Brent Oldham, and Truman Silva
Sponsor: Seth Moffatt
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for the study of the national prevalence and impact of food mirages, food swamps, and food oases as food environments distinct from food deserts; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS ask Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) that the AMA work with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for the study of the national prevalence and impact of food mirages, food swamps, and food oases as food environments distinct from food deserts; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS work with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for policies and programs sensitive to challenges specific to each food environment distinct from food deserts in increasing accessibility of healthy foods in food outlets opened within those areas.
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for the study of the national prevalence and impact of food mirages, food swamps, and food oases as food environments distinct from food deserts; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS ask Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) that the AMA work with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for the study of the national prevalence and impact of food mirages, food swamps, and food oases as food environments distinct from food deserts; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS work with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for policies and programs sensitive to challenges specific to each food environment distinct from food deserts in increasing accessibility of healthy foods in food outlets opened within those areas.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Food Environments and Challenges Accessing Healthy Food
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