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All change Has COVID-19 transformed the way we need to plan for a healthier and
more equitable food environment?
#MMPMIDC7610241
Chang M
; Green L
; Cummins S
?-/-? 2021[]; 26
(4
): 291-5
PMIDC7610241
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The food environment has taken on much of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evidence shows people's relationship and access to the food environment is a
determinant of their health and wellbeing, and in relation to prevalence of
chronic and non-communicable diseases. The spatial planning system forms part of
a whole systems action in shaping the environment in a way that maximises
population health gain. While these practices have had varying degrees of
success, the sudden introduction and spread of COVID-19, and the responses to it,
has forced us to re-examine the utility of current planning practice,
particularly the impact on inequalities. In this commentary we aim to explore the
post-pandemic role of spatial planning as a mechanism for improving public health
by highlight a whole system perspective on the food environment, referring to
experiences in Wales as a case study, and concluding with observation on future
consumer trends around access to food.