Acknowledgements

Authors

This Equitable Community Food Assessment Toolkit and Learning Cohort was developed by Keesa V. Johnson, MDes; Jordan Lindsay; Kolia Souza; and Lindsey Scalera of the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS), which coordinates the Michigan Local Food Council Network and Michigan Good Food Charter Initiative.

Contributors

This resource received guidance, editing, and design support from Emma Beauchamp and Mel Hill of CRFS. Addition layout, graphic design, and editing was provided by Lindsey Scalera. Additional appreciation goes to Alina Bowser, CRFS Program Assistant, and consultant Olivia Henry Harris for their help with the production of this resource.

Special Thanks

This publication and process was funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with financial support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the State Physical Activity and Nutrition grant. Consulting was provided by public health consultant with MDHHS, Janee Moore.

MSU CRFS Racial Equity Statement

The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) recognizes that racism in the food system is historic, ongoing, and systemic. As we collaborate with partners to advance food systems rooted in local regions and centered on food that is healthy, green, fair, and affordable, we emphasize racial equity as a foundation of our work.

Racial equity is an action and an outcome. By removing barriers, procedures, and policies that harm people of color, we create opportunities for everyone to achieve their full brilliance in order to build a better future. We can only advance a good food system through critical self-reflection, empathetic dialogue, authentic collaboration, accountability, and systemic change.

Statement Updated December 2021 | https://www.canr.msu.edu/foodsystems/about/racial-equity-statement

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