Scaling up our work
The C.S. Mott Group at Michigan State University works at a national level to support the development of healthy communities and sustainable, locally-integrated food systems.
As part of our national outreach and engagement, we have provided technical assistance to communities around the country working to assess their local food and fitness environments and generate collaborative visions for a healthier future. We also seek to identify and enhance connections between activities, priorities and stakeholders at all levels--community, state and national--to advance policy and systems change.
These efforts have been supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation through a program now known as Food & Community, previously known as the Food & Fitness Initiative. Visit the About Us section for more information on this work and our key partners.
Finding the information you seek
We invite you to explore this site and provide the links below as starting points:
- If you are looking for food systems technical assistance resources, click here
- If you are looking for information on related state and national organizations, click here
- If you are interested in policy resources related to our work, click here
- If you served on the Food & Fitness National Advisory Committee, click here to access the archive (login required)
Latest news
The CS Mott Group hosted two popular webinars in the fall/winter of 2009. Stay tuned for additional events in 2010!
"US Department of Agriculture Grants & Resources for Food Projects in Communities"
Access the archive | slides only
Many thanks to moderator and co-organizer Shirley Gerrior, and to speakers Elizabeth Tuckermanty, Carmen Humphrey and Etta Saltos for their time and expertise!
"Innovations in School Food"
Access the archive | slides only
The American Association of School Administrators generously provided us the opportunity to present to their Healthy Communities Network. A big THANK YOU to our distinguished panel: Toni Liquori, Rodney Taylor, Jean Ronnei and Breneda Ranum.
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CS Mott Group releases compilation of national platforms for upcoming Child Nutrition Act reauthorization. Also view the one-page comparison matrix.
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We are continuing to update this site with resources on food system development and related policies. Please contact us if there are things you'd like to see here.