Year: 2017
Resolution Number: 86
Action Taken: Approved
Status: Complete
Author(s): Libh-An Cao, Guneet Kaleka, David Lee, Brent Oldham, and Thomas LaRouere
Sponsor: John Winterholler
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for continued efforts to further increase access to fresh produce and food education programs within food desert communities (as defined by the US Department of Agriculture); and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for programs and policies that incentivize mobile produce market operations within food deserts (as defined by the US Department of Agriculture) and enable consumers to redeem food assistance benefits with such vendors; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for the continuation of programs that incentivize the purchasing and consumption of fresh produce such as the Double Dollar and the Double Up Food Bucks Program; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for the creation of translatable, streamlined procedures for obtaining licenses and municipal approvals to operate a mobile produce market business in a food desert(as defined by the US Department of Agriculture).
RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for continued efforts to further increase access to fresh produce and food education programs within food desert communities (as defined by the US Department of Agriculture); and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for programs and policies that incentivize mobile produce market operations within food deserts (as defined by the US Department of Agriculture) and enable consumers to redeem food assistance benefits with such vendors; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for the continuation of programs that incentivize the purchasing and consumption of fresh produce such as the Double Dollar and the Double Up Food Bucks Program; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate for the creation of translatable, streamlined procedures for obtaining licenses and municipal approvals to operate a mobile produce market business in a food desert(as defined by the US Department of Agriculture).
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Fresh Produce Access and Intake in Food Deserts
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