Reports
Raja, Samina. 2006. Growing Green: Interim Evaluation Report. Prepared for the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the United States Department of Agriculture. December 30, 2006.
Raja, Samina. 2005a. Growing Green: An Evaluation of a Community Food Security Project. Prepared for the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the United States Department of Agriculture. December 30, 2005.
Raja, Samina. 2007. Growing Green: Empowering Youth, Transforming Neighborhood Food Systems. Prepared for the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the United States Department of Agriculture. December 30, 2007.
Raja, Samina and Heather Wooten. 2010. “Food systems planning – an opportunity for planners in private practice.” Newsletter, Private Practice Division, American Planning Association.
Raja, Samina. 2008. “Food for Thought” UB Today.
Raja, Samina. 2008. Section in an article titled “A question for the boss: What questions should employees ask themselves about the health of their workforce?” Impact: Improving Health for Population and Individuals. School of Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Newsletter. April 2008.
Breinlich, Angelika and Samina Raja. 2006. “Sometimes applesauce is about more than just apples.” Buffalo Rising, Online Magazine. November 2006. www.buffalorising.com/yum/archives/005599print.php
Raja, Samina. 2005b. “Food for Growth” Intersight: Journal of the School of Architecture and Planning, 8 (2005): 112-117.
In collaboration with the Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities-Buffalo partnership, we assessed the healthy eating and active living environments in Buffalo, NY. A series of policy briefs produced for the project are shown below. Results from the evaluation are utilized by the HKHC-Buffalo partnership organizations to advocate for policy change to facilitate healthier living environments for children in Buffalo.
The Food Lab also provides broader research and technical support for ongoing initiatives to promote innovative food systems policy and plan-making in the Buffalo-Niagara region. In partnership with the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc., UB’s Office of Civic Engagement and Public Policy, and other community partners, the Food Lab co-convened the Buffalo Food Policy Summit to build capacity of local policy makers to improve local and regional food systems.
Partners: Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities-Buffalo, Massachusetts Avenue Project, Civic Engagement and Public Policy, University at Buffalo
Sponsor(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation