A Project of the Johns Hopkins Center for a @LivableFuture, we combine interactive mapping with data on food, the environment & public health.

Baltimore, MD
Joined December 2013
New map app, developed by @BlueRaster, is fast, sharable & combines food systems #data with #GIS technology. gis.mdfoodsystemmap.org/gis #ArcGIS
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New @livablefuture video highlights innovative ways that #foodpolicy councils are taking action to reduce hunger, support farmers, and protect workers during the #COVID19 pandemic.
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Across the US, #foodpolicy councils are taking action to address the impact of #COVID19 in their communities. This video highlights innovative ways that groups like @MoCoFoodCouncil and @DetroitFoodPC are working to reduce hunger, support farmers, and protect workers.
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Congratulations to the @JohnsHopkinsSPH #Classof2020! You are graduating into a world that urgently needs your skills, determination, compassion, and leadership. We are so proud of you and know you are ready to rise to this challenge. #JHU2020 @livablefuture
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Some thoughts on the path forward during the #COVID19 pandemic. Now is the time for us to be at our most compassionate and agile, to innovate and stay hopeful, and to remember that we are one global community united against a virus. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/pat…
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Interesting read from @jrharding21 @livablefuture on innovative ways that local governments, food banks & others are using mapping tools to help connect people to much-needed resources like emergency food assistance during the #COVID19 pandemic: clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/dat…
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Op ed on food access/affordability during pandemic from me and @erinbie @thehill @livablefuture tinyurl.com/yx2oeebs
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"As #publichealth departments ... recommend that seniors participate in social distancing, donations to food banks dwindle, and congregate meals are suspended, striking a balance between food security and disease prevention is a growing challenge." civileats.com/2020/03/12/how…
No paywall on any of our reporting on #coronavirus, including today's piece by @chuckabbott1 on how the latest #COVID19 closures are affecting public nutrition programs. thefern.org/ag_insider/more-…
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Even before COVID-19, about 11% of US households were considered food insecure. #COVID19 will increase this proportion, for reasons including lost income and food price rises resulting from stockpiling and supply chain interruptions. thehill.com/opinion/healthca…
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Earlier today, the Trump administration issued a final rule that would weaken #SNAP and take food off the tables of nearly 30,000 Marylanders. Read more in a statement by @TheBowTieSpeaks here: bit.ly/2qn1n39 #HandsOffSNAP
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Truly honored to be installed as the inaugural Robert S. Lawrence Professor at @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkinsEHE @livablefuture. Thank you to my family, friends, mentors, and colleagues for your support every step of this journey.
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Register today for the 2019 Closing the Hunger Gap conference in Raleigh, NC! CLF’s Karen Bassarab will be facilitating a session on resident engagement in #foodpolicy councils! #CTHG2019 @HungerGap thehungergap.org/
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You Are Where You Eat: Using the Maryland Food System Map @refreshfoodtech refreshfoodandtech.com/you-a…
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“Using its expertise in mapping & spatial analysis, @livablefuture created the Maryland Food System Map, an interactive resource that lets users explore data that show where food is produced, processed, distributed & consumed.” refreshfoodandtech.com/you-a…
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Interested in the relationship between place & health? Check out the updated health data on obesity & diabetes in Baltimore City from the #500cities project on CLF's @mdfoodmap gis.mdfoodsystemmap.org/map/…
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