This course explores the layers of US food policy and the key events, people groups, and agencies that have shaped the current food system. Government agencies, corporations, trade associations, and social advocacy groups alike will be investigated to understand how the complex web of stakeholders come together to inform food policies with economic, social, and environmental impacts. The impacts of these factors will be discussed primarily in how they shift, acutely and over time, food availability, prices, and trends. Student will analyze and assess how the accumulation of food policy decisions, internationally to locally, impact health and nutritional status of individuals and communities.
Semester Offered
Fall