Regional Health Planning and Food Systems Initiative Luis - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Regional Health Planning and Food Systems Initiative Luis Nieves-Ruiz, AICP Economic Development Manager July 18, 2018

Health and Food Systems Urban Land Institute Health Leaders Network • Nine-month Leadership Program • 32 Land Use Professionals • Equip with Skills and Knowledge to Improve Community Health Outcomes

Health and Food Systems Regional Food Systems Activities • Develop Regional Partnerships • Identify Food Production Assets • Recognize Land Use Policy Barriers • Generate New Jobs and Businesses • Revitalize Distressed Communities

Health and Food Systems Good Food Central Florida • Build capacity among members of farm-to-table network • Increase access to healthy food • Educate public about regional food system

Health and Food Systems Orange County Food Production Strategic Plan Components of the Food Production • $30K DEO Grant • Create Food Production Assets Inventory System • Agricultural Acreage • Farms • Food Processors • Food Distributors • Commercial Kitchens • Identify Policy Barriers to Systems Development

Health and Food Systems Goldsboro Food Entrepreneurship Plan • HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Project • $30K DEO Grant • Use Food Production to Revitalize Distressed Community • Identify Food Entrepreneurship Opportunities

Health and Food Systems Food Zoning Toolkit • Identify Best National Practices for the Regulation of Food Uses: • Urban Agriculture • Shared Commercial Kitchens • Mobile Food Vending • Identify Funding Sources for Food Entrepreneurs

Health and Food Systems Cycles and Sprouts Program • Two-year AETNA Grant • Partnership with Kaley Square, Play Ground City, Fleet Farming, GFCF, and others • Increase Vegetable Consumption in Holden Heights Neighborhood • Provide Urban Agriculture and Bicycle Repair Training

Health and Food Systems Regional Food Economies Fellowship • Inaugural Cohort • One of Eight Fellows Nationwide • Innovative Work with High Potential for Impact • $15K Stipend to Develop Regional Food Systems Project

Health and Food Systems Mapping Regional Food Network • Identify East Central Florida’s Food Production Assets • Review Regulatory Documents for Region’s Largest Jurisdictions regarding food production uses

Health and Food Systems Community Education • Educate planners and economic development officials about importance of regional food systems • Organize stakeholder forums across the region • Explain Economic Impact of the Regional Food System

Health and Food Systems Additional Projects • DEO Grant Application with City of Orlando to Develop Urban Agriculture Ordinance • Lead CHIP Program’s Economic Well -Being Committee

Health and Food Systems Thank you for your participation! Please submit comments to: Luis Nieves-Ruiz , AICP Economic Development Manager luis@ecfrpc.org (407) 245-0300 ext. 308