Lectures

Students, faculty, staff, and members of the public are invited to The ecoNutrition Cafe, where experts in the field will discuss the intersection of nutrition, nutrition policy, and sustainability.

April 22 (Earth Day): Food Systems, Sustainability, and Policy presented by Angela M. Tagtow, MS, RD, LD. Ms. Tagtow is Founder and Chief Strategist for Akta Strategies; former Executive Director for the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion in which she co-led the development and launch of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Senior Fellow and Endowed Chair at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; and former Food and Society Policy Fellow with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

After you watch the lecture, please fill out the evaluation linked below.

• Part 1. Taking Action! Leadership and Implementation Tools for Advancing Sustainable Food Systems Using the I+PSE Conceptual Framework for Action: https://youtu.be/atE7ANb9YG0
• Part 2. Case Study. At the Intersection of Nutrition, Sustainability and Policy Featuring the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: https://youtu.be/qO6tNSWFiY4
• Evaluation: https://uofmississippi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6ROeQYMpKeP54iN

This event is hosted by the Office of Food and Nutrition Security in the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management thanks to generous support from the Green Fund in the Office of Sustainability.