A food systems approach to healthy food and agriculture policy

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1908-1915

  Neff, Roni A ^a   Merrigan, Kathleen ^b   Wallinga, David ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD QUALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESSED MEAT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTHY DIET; MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHY DIET; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949310081     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0926     Document Type: Article

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