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An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health
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Johns Hopkins University
About An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health
A food system encompasses the activities, people and resources involved in getting food from field to plate. Along the way, it intersects with aspects of public health, equity and the environment. In this course, we will provide a brief introduction to the U.S. food system and how food production practices and what we choose to eat impacts the world in which we live. We will discuss some key historical and political factors that have helped shape the current food system and consider alternative approaches from farm to fork. The course will be led by a team of faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. Guest lecturers will include experts from a variety of disciplines, including public health, policy and agriculture.
What You Will Learn?
- Is Climate Change Vindicating Malthus? Food Security and the Right to Food Food System Sustainability and Resilience Ecological Perspectives on Food Production Food Animal Production and Public Health Food and Farm Policy Perspectives Improving Food Systems: Stories from the Field.