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Food Affordability and Access Research Agenda

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From June to December 2024, as part of NYC’s Chronic Disease Strategy, MOFP convened City agencies, community organizations, and academic partners to launch a Food Affordability and Access Workgroup. Understanding that food is the foundation of health and well-being, the workgroup served as a key part of the City's efforts to meet New Yorkers’ material needs, expand nutrition security, and support healthy food access. To shed light on barriers to food affordability and access, the workgroup developed a set of research priorities focusing on food prices, food retail, and food choice and behaviors. The resulting priorities are outlined in Setting the Table: NYC’s Research Framework to Enhance Food Affordability and Access, a tool designed to strengthen collaboration between City agencies and partners as we deepen our understanding of NYC's food system and identify evidence-based solutions that increase New Yorkers’ ability to access healthy, affordable food.


Building on Our Research 

New York City is committed to advancing food policy through rigorous, data-driven research. Our goal is to better understand the challenges and opportunities within the city’s food system and to use that knowledge to shape solutions that promote nutrition security and equitable access for all New Yorkers. 

 

New Insights 

This page will feature new and innovative research from City agencies as it becomes available. Check back often for updates in food policy research.

 

Explore Previous Research

Below are reports from City agencies that shed light on food insecurity, healthy food accessibility, and barriers across NYC: 

Food Insecurity

Food Pricing

Food Retail 

Food Choice and Behaviors