What's Happening At CLF
The MAHA Movement’s Nothingburgers
Episode 33 of Unconfined, in which Jessica Knurick, an influencer who focuses on nutrition and public health, speaks plainly about MAHA tactics and Secretary Kennedy’s qualifications.
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Do NYC Food Standards Reduce GHGs?
Study uses menu data from NYC government agencies to evaluate the impact of local food and policies on climate change goals
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Honoring Alan Goldberg, 1939–2026
The Center will greatly miss friend and ally Alan Goldberg, who was critical to the founding of the Center in 1996.
Learn MoreA Public Health Agenda for Food Systems Change
CLF recognizes that positive food systems change can only be realized through interdisciplinary, collaborative, systems-oriented approaches that employ thoughtfully considered strategies and tactics.
Research, Education, Practice & Policy
Agent-based modeling
New research by a CLF team used a systems approach to develop an agent-based model for testing meat reduction interventions.
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Journalism Fellows Dig into Maryland Farm Scene
The third cohort of journalists in the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists program learned about food production at sustainability-oriented Maryland farms.
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Safety for fish harvesters
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) aims to be a global leader in the application of science and systems thinking to build healthy, just, equitable, and sustainable food systems.
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Staving off rollbacks in oversight
The poultry industry in Maryland tried to roll back oversight. CLF joined community groups to make sure it could not.
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Attorney and Scientist Paul Locke: Can We Respect Animals?
Professor Paul Locke believes that when it comes to how we treat animals, especially food animals, we have a cognitive dissonance problem.
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Food Trends for 2026 Focus on Fiber-Maxxing, Global Foods, and More
Food trends for 2026 will usher in higher consumption of protein, fiber, black sesame, hojicha, and more.
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The FPN Project: 12 Years of Democracy in Action
After 12 years of growth and success, CLF’s Food Policy Networks project is transitioning to become an independent entity.
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Online Meatless Monday Resource Center
Dynamic new website will aid public health community, implementers, and advocates in advancing the global movement.
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Foodspan
A downloadable curriculum that provides high school teachers with lesson plans relating to food system issues.
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