A local food environment policy framework: How to take action and measure change in Ontario

Government policies targeting the availability, affordability, and marketing of foods can shape the food environment. Local governments are often the first to implement innovative healthy food policies; however the implementation of such policies in Canadian jurisdictions is not well documented.  This session will summarize current policies supporting healthy Canadian and American municipal food environments and present the Local Food-EPI framework and inventory as a resource for local governments to take action in their jurisdictions.