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Northeast Market “Healthy Food Hub” Strategy

WEBAccording to the Baltimore City Health Department, the City lost 15% of its supermarkets in the early 2000’s, many of them in low-income neighborhoods. In 2007, about 68% of Baltimore adults were overweight or obese, and nearly 36% reported being told they have high blood pressure.

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URL: https://planning.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/Northeast%20Market%20HFH%20report.pdf

Mapping & Data Department of Planning

WEBThe Department of Planning and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future collaborate to examine the Baltimore food environment through research, analysis and mapping in order to inform the work of the City’s Baltimore Food Policy Initiative (BFPI). BFPI is a collaboration between the Department of Planning, Office of Sustainability, Baltimore …

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About Us Department of Planning

WEBJessica Fink Food Policy Data Fellow [email protected]. Jessica joined the Department of Planning as a Food Policy Data Fellow through Baltimore Corps. She received her BA in International Relations and Development from George Washington University and an MS in Health and Medical Policy focusing on public health leadership …

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$11 million ARPA Proposal Department of Planning

WEBContinue COVID-19 Emergency Produce Box Distribution. The Produce Box Distribution Program is a $4.5 million ARPA investment the first of its kind in Maryland, and was created back in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a 15-pound box of fresh locally grown produce to residents in partnership with community organizations.

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Public Markets Department of Planning

WEBP ublic markets are an integral part of Baltimore City—over 4.2 million customers come to the six markets every year.Yet, a 2011 food assessment revealed that there were 100 carryout vendors throughout the six markets, making up 70% of all food vendors. (Food Assessment Executive Summary).This is a reflection of the transition towards increased …

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Data & Demographics Department of Planning

WEB2020 Census Data. Baltimore’s Department of Planning provides reliable data to inform City officials, Planning staff and community members involved in the planning decision-making process. Since the release of the 2020 Decennial Census, we are preparing online data dashboards to help visualize the data at different geographies.

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BALTIMORE FOOD POLICY INITIATIVE (BFPI): FOOD SYSTEM …

WEBBALTIMORE FOOD POLICY INITIATIVE (BFPI): FOOD SYSTEM PRIORITIES AND POLICIES INCREASING FOOD ACCESS FOR BALTIMORE CITY Baltimore City is the largest city in Maryland, USA, with a population of 622,000.

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2018 FOOD ENVIRONMENT BRIEF

WEBSUMMER MEALS Summer and after school meals fill the “hunger gap” outside school hours for the 133,000 children in altimore. Over 1.25 million summer meals were served across 586 sites in 2016.

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Food Policy & Planning Department of Planning

WEBCity Hall - Room 250 100 N. Holliday St, Baltimore, MD 21202 City Operator: (410) 396-3100

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COVID-19 Food Insecurity Response

WEB4 3. PUBLIC PRODUCE BOXES • OVERVIEW: In May, Baltimore City began a partnership with Coastal Sunbelt to distribute over 8,000 24-pound boxes of produce. This program is fully funded by the USDA’s Farmers to Families program. The produce boxes provide a vital resource for nutritional health and have

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Public Markets & Community Health

WEBPublic Health. The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community, as by preventive medicine, health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring of environmental hazards. Public health is a human right.

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New CIP Criteria Available, Includes Equity Department of Planning

WEBThe first year becomes the City’s capital budget, and the remaining five years act as a guide for future investments. Over the past year, Planning staff worked with agencies, residents, and other stakeholders to update the evaluation criteria used to review capital budget requests. The updated criteria are: Legal Mandate. Equity. Health & Safety.

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Mapping Baltimore City’s Food Environment: 2015 Executive …

WEB2 Access to Vehicles Threshold: The 2012 Baltimore Food Environ-ment Map classified an area as low vehicle access if 40 percent or more of the population lacked access to a vehicle.

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Middle Neighborhood Strategy Implementation Department of …

WEBCity Hall - Room 250 100 N. Holliday St, Baltimore, MD 21202 City Operator: (410) 396-3100

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BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL COVID-19 FOOD ENVIRONMENT …

WEBOVERVIEW . SUMMARY OF COVID-19 FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN DISTRICT 1 . DISTRICT 1 . COVID-19 FOOD ENVIRONMENT BRIEF . December 2020 . In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Baltimore developed a …

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Baltimore 2030//Comprehensive Plan

WEB3 4. Prioritize organizations that lead on culture and amplify Black voices. We want to provide different avenues of interacting with the Department of Planning and the Comprehensive Plan process – not

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BALTIMORE CITY 2018 FOOD ENVIRONMENT BRIEF

WEBBALTIMORE CITY 2018 FOOD ENVIRONMENT BRIEF. Healthy Food Availability Index (HFAI) scores show the quantity and variety of staple food groups and healthy options. Scores range from 0-28.5. HFAI awards stores points based on the presence of a market basket of staple foods and whether healthy options of common foods are available (i.e. …

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BALTIMORE CITY COVID 19 FOOD ENVIRONMENT BRIEF

WEBThe Food Policy and Planning Division of the Department of Planning oversees the altimore Food Policy Initiative (FPI). During OVID -19, the Food Policy Director and team of Food Planners: 1) lead the strategic planning for the food

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