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Strengthening Food Systems Resilience Before, During and After Disasters and Other Crises

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  • Ryan Benjamin J.

    (Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Telford Victoria

    (Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Brickhouse Mark

    (Project Manager, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Acosta Jose

    (Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Allen Cara

    (Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Bhatia Sanjaya

    (Global Education and Training Institute, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Incheon, Republic of Korea)

  • Campbell Jacqueline

    (Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL, USA)

  • Crowe Connor

    (Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Everrett Jeremy

    (Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Fendt Matthew

    (Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Fink Rok

    (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Hatch Kristy

    (Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL, USA)

  • Hatch Tim

    (Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL, USA)

  • Johnson Aaron

    (Fargo Cass Public Health, Fargo, ND, USA)

  • Jones Reiley

    (Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Kanitz Lori A.

    (Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Knapp Landon

    (Center for Coastal Environmental and Human Health, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA)

  • Krey Kathy

    (Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Larson Grant

    (Fargo Cass Public Health, Fargo, ND, USA)

  • McKone Joshua

    (Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Santa Cruz Andrea

    (Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

  • Sandifer Paul A.

    (Center for Coastal Environmental and Human Health, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA)

  • Brooks Bryan W.

    (Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA)

Abstract

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic compromised access to essential meals for many children. In response, a public/private partnership known as the Emergency Meals-to-You program was established to deliver meals in affected rural areas of the United States. This study builds on this using a scorecard approach adapted from the United Nations Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient to identify and prioritize actions for strengthening food system resilience. A pilot food system resilience scorecard facilitated data collection from five workshops with professionals familiar with the program, emergency management, public health, or food systems. Data analysis and interpretation identified nine priority actions. These included integrating the food sector and schools within emergency management, mapping local food sector capacities, working with schools to receive de-identified data about nutritional, allergy and other health needs, developing disaster plans for sustaining food access at the school district level, and protecting ecosystem services and agricultural areas. There is an urgent need to embed the food sector and schools within emergency management. These systems are local, designed to coordinate complicated tasks in crises, multidisciplinary, and are used in many countries. Providing a ready-made framework for locally driven initiatives to strengthen food systems now and into the future.

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  • Ryan Benjamin J. & Telford Victoria & Brickhouse Mark & Acosta Jose & Allen Cara & Bhatia Sanjaya & Campbell Jacqueline & Crowe Connor & Everrett Jeremy & Fendt Matthew & Fink Rok & Hatch Kristy & Hat, 2024. "Strengthening Food Systems Resilience Before, During and After Disasters and Other Crises," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 71-97.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:21:y:2024:i:1:p:71-97:n:1005
    DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2022-0028
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