Indian Restorant
ry Janua
2012
Fast Food Restaurant Report
Nicky Bassford, MPP Lark Galloway-Gilliam, MPA Gwendolyn Flynn Breanna Nicole Morrison, MPL
Promoting Healthy Dining in South Los Angeles
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Our thanks to the many organizations and individuals who contributed to this project. Their cumulative efforts made this publication possible.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Paul Simon, MD Jean Tremaine
Principal Authors: Lisa Nicky Bassford, MPP Policy Analyst , Lark Galloway-Gilliam, MPA, Executive Director Gwendolyn Flynn, Policy Director Breanna Nicole Morrison, MPL Design: Aaron Makela, Print Media Collective aaron@printmediacollective.com www.printmediacollective.com Editor:
Public Health Law and Policy Manel Kappagoda, JD, MPH Amy Ackerman, JD Karen Kramer, JD Heather Wooten, MCP Samantha Graff, JD Mabel Everette, RD
Janice Taylor, Communications Director
Community Health Councils is a non-profit, community-based health advocacy, policy and educational organization. Established in 1992, our mission is to improve health and increase access to quality healthcare for uninsured, under-resourced and underserved populations. This policy report is the second in a series of three on how policymakers, private industry and community members can change the South LA food resource environment by increasing access to healthy food outlets and preventing the proliferation of unhealthy food outlets. The first report in this series, Food Desert to Food Oasis: Promoting Grocery Store Development in South Los Angeles, focused on food purchased for the home and proposed policy recommendations to overcome barriers and encourage the establishment of new full-service grocery stores, healthy corner stores, farmers’ markets and mobile produce vendors. The final report will address the roles community members can play in advocating for policy changes, researching the needs and strengths of their neighborhoods, and marketing their neighborhoods to
2012
Fast Food Restaurant Report
Nicky Bassford, MPP Lark Galloway-Gilliam, MPA Gwendolyn Flynn Breanna Nicole Morrison, MPL
Promoting Healthy Dining in South Los Angeles
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Our thanks to the many organizations and individuals who contributed to this project. Their cumulative efforts made this publication possible.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Paul Simon, MD Jean Tremaine
Principal Authors: Lisa Nicky Bassford, MPP Policy Analyst , Lark Galloway-Gilliam, MPA, Executive Director Gwendolyn Flynn, Policy Director Breanna Nicole Morrison, MPL Design: Aaron Makela, Print Media Collective aaron@printmediacollective.com www.printmediacollective.com Editor:
Public Health Law and Policy Manel Kappagoda, JD, MPH Amy Ackerman, JD Karen Kramer, JD Heather Wooten, MCP Samantha Graff, JD Mabel Everette, RD
Janice Taylor, Communications Director
Community Health Councils is a non-profit, community-based health advocacy, policy and educational organization. Established in 1992, our mission is to improve health and increase access to quality healthcare for uninsured, under-resourced and underserved populations. This policy report is the second in a series of three on how policymakers, private industry and community members can change the South LA food resource environment by increasing access to healthy food outlets and preventing the proliferation of unhealthy food outlets. The first report in this series, Food Desert to Food Oasis: Promoting Grocery Store Development in South Los Angeles, focused on food purchased for the home and proposed policy recommendations to overcome barriers and encourage the establishment of new full-service grocery stores, healthy corner stores, farmers’ markets and mobile produce vendors. The final report will address the roles community members can play in advocating for policy changes, researching the needs and strengths of their neighborhoods, and marketing their neighborhoods to