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<br />Public Health Planner
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<br />573.874.7632
<br />Sydney.Schley@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">CORRECTION: Food system focus groups to begin in July</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - CORRECTION: Spelling error in title resolved.<br /><br />Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is partnering with the University of Missouri Extension to conduct a series of focus groups regarding food access, agriculture and nutrition. These partners are seeking participants who would like to share their food-related experiences within the community. Food system experiences range from acquiring food, accessing food assistance/nutrition information and reflecting on food system resiliency.<br /><br />Focus groups will take place throughout July, primarily in the evenings. They are part of a larger project called Our Food Boone County (OFBC). OFBC is a project funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health that aims to provide a better understanding of Boone County's entire food system or the complex series of processes and connections that bring food to any table in Boone County, inc
luding the farming, processing, transport, consumption and disposal of food and food waste. Information gathered from the focus groups will inform future policies and programs related to food production and access.<br /><br />Anybody interested in contributing to a focus group can visit the link below to see the full schedule, topics covered and registration information. All participants will be provided with a complimentary meal and a $20 gift card in appreciation for their contribution. Please contact the project coordinator, Sydney Schley, with any questions.<br /><br />Information and registration: <a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://forms.gle/M1Rm4rCTQfzsqyaV6">https://forms.gle/M1Rm4rCTQfzsqyaV6</a></div>
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