What social justice issues are related to food? If you created a Baltimore that was “food just”, what would it look like? Nearly 100 residents came to the recent Baltimore Food Justice Forum to discuss these very questions. The answers were compelling. One person wrote, “adequate quality and affordability of produce.” Another simply wrote, “equal access to food in every Baltimore neighborhood”.
TO: Members of the Zika Conference Committee FROM: Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City Health Commissioner RE: Local Jurisdictions Need Emergency Funding to Respond to the Zika Virus
BALTIMORE, MD (June 2, 2016)–Today Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen issued the following statement following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ guidance clarifying the availability of Medicaid funds for the prevention, detection, and response to the Zika Virus:
BALTIMORE, MD (May 26, 2016)– With a heat index of 84 degrees and unhealthy air quality expected today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen is urging caution for Baltimore City residents, especially members of “sensitive groups.”
Just a few months after Dr. Leana Wen took over as Baltimore’s health commissioner, the Freddie Gray riots drew renewed national attention to the city’s struggling neighborhoods and public health challenges including opioid addiction, gun violence and disparities in life expectancy across different zip codes.
