TITLE
Title
PIEDMONT TRIAD REGIONAL COUNCIL (PTRC) REGIONAL FOOD ASSESSMENT REPORT
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Jennifer Bedrogian, PTRC - Food Systems Coordinator
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BACKGROUND
Background
Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC) began the assessment project in 2019 and centered equity in the research, guided by the council’s definitions and goals. Although our engagement strategies were adapted this year, equity for communities that are furthest from justice is still a central component of this assessment. In each research area and in our recommendations, we’ve included equity highlights demonstrating areas of opportunity for the council to focus on, as well as partners with whom the council can work to better effect change. The report includes a description of our methodologies and data sources and a summary of our engagement strategies and testing.
Our deliverables include:
PIEDMONT TRIAD REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM ASSESSMENT 9
? Research design, Stage A approach and summary, all outreach and survey tools, all data collection tools, and full datasets for PTRC’s use in building a data dashboard and desired maps
? This final report, which compiles all data, findings, recommendations, outputs and deliverables into a single document and appendices
? An online report, created to be interactive and understandable to those without food system training, that will be available at PTRFC Regional Food Assessment (carolinacreators.com) until December 2021
? Shared graphic design, branding, and marketing materials that can be used in future outreach for both online and print media
? Six-page PDF County Profiles & Policy Toolkits for each county that include major findings from the assessment and a policy toolkit for local advocates to utilize in their work
? An update to the regional data for the NC Local Food Infrastructure Inventory
This assessment focuses on five research areas:
? Food security and food access, against the background of social determinants of health
? Food ...
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