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National Food Policy Links
| Name | Primary Focus | Social Media | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Policy Action | Promote a healthy and sustainable food system through: Public education • Issue Advocacy • Publication of the • National Food Policy Scorecard |   | http://foodpolicyaction.org/ |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | NRDC works to address threats to our health and environment, such as: Toxic pesticides on crops Excessive antibiotics in animal agriculture Contaminants that leach from food packaging. |  | http://www.nrdc.org/food/default.asp |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | USC publishes reports for promoting science-based food and farm policies. They encourage sustainable farming methods for the long term. | | http://www.ucsusa.org |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | Food Day, Nutrition, Food Safety | | http://www.cspinet.org/ |
| Let's Move | Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation. | | http://www.letsmove.gov/ |
| Environmental Working Group | The Environmental Working Group is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. | | http://www.ewg.org/ |
| Healthy Food Access Portal | The HFA Portal harnesses a vast array of data and information to support the successful planning and implementation of policies, programs, & projects to improve access to healthy foods in low-income & communities of color. | http://healthyfoodaccess.org/ | |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation | WKKF is a grantee which concetrates resources on early childhood within the context of families & communities, offers the best opportunity to dramatically reduce the vulnerability caused by poverty & racial inequity over time. | | http://www.wkkf.org/ |
| RWJF | Philanthropic foundation dedicated to health. They conduct research along with partners, develop targeted strategies with stakeholders and publish various reports and policy briefs. |  | http://www.rwjf.org/ |
| USDA ERS - Amber Waves | The ERS mission is to inform and enhance public and private decision making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development. | | http://www.ers.usda.gov/ |
| DASH-NY | DASH-NY convenes partners from multiple sectors, to develop sustainable, cross-cutting strategies for reducing the burden of obesity & chronic disease in our most disparate communities. | | http://www.nyam.org/ |
| Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI 2015) | CHSI an interactive web application that produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of health outcomes. | http://wwwn.cdc.gov/communityhealth | |
| National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | NSAC advocates for federal policy reform for the sustainability of food systems, natural resources, and rural communities. | | http://sustainableagriculture.net/ |
| National Farm to School Network | Farm to School enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and preschools | | http://www.farmtoschool.org/ |
| Center for Food Safety | CFS is a national non-profit public interest & environmental advocacy organization working to protect human health & the environment by curbing the use of harmful food production technologies & by promoting organic & other forms of sustainable agriculture. | | http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/ |
| Organic Trade Association | OTA's mission is to promote & protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy. | | https://www.ota.com/ |
| Bread for the World | Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. | | http://www.bread.org/ |
