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Farm to School Health Impact Assessment
Between Fall 2010 and Spring 2011, Upstream collaborated with Farm to School and school garden stakeholders to conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) on HB 2800, evaluating its potential effects on Oregonians’ health.
The introduced version of Oregon House Bill (HB) 2800 would guarantee school districts could purchase Oregon produced, processed, packed and packaged foods with 15 cents for lunch and 7 cents for breakfast in reimbursement funds. The bill also ensures students learn how to choose healthy, local food options in their cafeteria through grants that support school gardens, agriculture and nutrition education.
This HIA is funded by two grants. One grant is from the Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts. This is a national initiative designed to promote the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a decision-making tool for policymakers. Our project is one of ten others funded across the nation. We also received funding support from the Northwest Health Foundation.
HIA Materials:
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Health Impact Assesment: HB 2800 Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Policy (High Resolution, 16.3 MB)
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Health Impact Assesment: HB 2800 Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Policy (Low Resolution, 2.3 MB)
For the working scope, please email Tia Henderson.
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