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Finding the Proper Levels: Identifying Leverage Points for the Transformation in Urban Food Systems Through Participatory Modeling

  • Funded by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
  • Total publications:0 publications

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $99,230

  • Funder

    Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Steven Gray

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Other secondary impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Emergency food is a particularly important part of the food system in Flint. Dr. Gray is investigating how emergency food programs, including food banks, schools and Meals on Wheels, intersect with the retail sector. Flint's emergency food program and the retail sector are both fragile due to the struggling local economy, the city does not have the tax-base to sustain retail stores and many residents rely on a supplemental food system that is not driven by supply-demand economics. The research team is assessing how residents are obtaining food during the pandemic to highlight potential barriers and examples of success, while understanding how it has changed due to COVID-19.