1. Sustainable Food Systems: An International Perspective Noel Chavez, PhD, RD, LDN Community Health Sciences Division UIC School of Public Health

2. Role of History in Current Food System

3. Globalization Agriculture-food systems changes Changes in food quantity, type, cost and desirability Changes in food access and availability through changes in food production, procurement & distribution Changes in food culture Changes in dietary patterns & nutritional status varying by socioeconomic status Hawkes, 2006

11. Nutrition Transition Nutrition-related chronic diseases Overweight & obesity Micronutrient deficiencies

13. Food environment Trade agreements Food production, processing & distribution Advertising Price Natural and Built Environment Urban design Land use Transport mode Public facilities Market access Social environment Financial capacity Living conditions Working conditions Transport access Social support Social cohesion Eating habits Social norms Sociopolitical, sociocultural, socioeconomic, socioenvironmental contexts (natural resources, norms & values, governance, policies, supporting systems) Social stratification Income, education occupation, age gender Differential exposure & vulnerability Individual level factors Food consumption, nutrient intake, energy expenditure, biological and psychological factors Inequalities in obesity rates Friel, 2007

14. The relationship between agricultural policies and production practices and diet Hawkes, 2007 Agricultural Policy: Input, production & trade Agricultural Production Practices: Plant/animal breeding, crop fertilization, livestock feeding Technological Innovation Consumer Food Choices Diet Agricultural Choices Made by Producers Agricultural Production Agricultural Markets Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases Agricultural Food Outputs : Food availability, price & nutrient quality

16. “ National food and agricultural policies should be consistent with the protection and promotion of public health. Governments should be encouraged to examine food and agricultural policies for potential health effects on the food supply…. Agricultural policy and production often have a great effect on national diets. Governments can influence agricultural production through many policy measures. As emphasis on health increases and consumption patterns change, Member States need to take healthy nutrition into account in their agricultural policies” WHO, Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, 2004

17. What Is Our Role in Globalization and Sustainable Food Systems?