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SUBMITTER: Calancie L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7262635 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Calancie Larissa L Allen Nicole E NE Ng Shu Wen SW Weiner Bryan J BJ Ward Dianne S DS Ware William B WB Ammerman Alice S AS
American journal of community psychology 20171218 1-2
At least 282 Food Policy Councils (FPCs) are currently working to improve access to healthy foods in their communities by connecting food system sectors, gathering community input, and advising food policy. Empirical research on FPCs is limited. This study empirically evaluates FPCs to better understand the relationships between Organizational Capacity, Social Capital, and Council Effectiveness by testing a FPC Framework adapted from Allen and colleagues (2012). Members of all FPCs in the U.S., ...[more]