Data Points Podcast
A podcast about government and data.
Telling stories from practitioners and academics about how data affects communities and the lives of residents.
A podcast about government and data. Telling stories from practitioners and academics about how data affects communities and the lives of residents.
— In this episode of Data Points, GovEx’s Meg Burke sits down with Tessa Cushman, the Food Access and Systems Coordinator in Adams County, Colorado and a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow, to discuss Cushman’s experience putting the Food System Resilience Planning Guide, which GovEx created in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future in 2022, into action.
— Burke and Cushman review the importance of authentic engagement with local communities and the need to leverage existing resources, like local food policy councils, to enhance food resilience efforts. They also cover challenges, particularly the complexities of coordinating among multiple stakeholders to put a plan in place, and staying connected to a changing policy landscape.
— Partially as a result of supply chain disruptions during the COVID pandemic, more governments recognize the need to build and secure food systems, but this is a nascent research topic. The Food System Resilience Planning Guide is one of the few resources currently available to government leaders thinking about how climate change, natural disasters, and public health crises can affect their communities’ access to food. Cushman notes that creating a road map, as recommended in the guide, helped her conceive of what a plan could look like in growing suburban/urban Adams County.
Episodes
Episode #90 – Strengthening Community Food Systems: Resilience Strategies in Adams County, Colorado
In this episode of Data Points, GovEx’s Meg Burke sits down with Tessa Cushman, the Food Access and Systems Coordinator in Adams County, Colorado and a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow, to discuss Cushman’s experience putting the Food System Resilience Planning Guide, which GovEx created in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future in 2022, into action.
Episode #89 – Co-creating Solutions for Economic Mobility: The Opportunity Accelerator
In partnership with Results for America, GovEx helps empower communities to solve problems.
Episode #88 – The GovExperts: Potential of Public Sector AI with Andrew Nicklin
We discuss what generative AI is good at, how cities are interacting with it, and what it means for the workforce.
Episode #87 – Increasing Access while Reducing Emissions: Iowa City’s Fare Free Pilot Program
Iowa City and GovEx collaborate to solve a problem: How do you gather ridership data without fares?
Episode #86 – Celebrating 10 Years: Reflections on the DATA Act and the future of open data
GovEx Executive Director Amy Holmes introduces highlights from the organization’s recent event marking the DATA Act’s 10th anniversary.
Episode #85 – Teaching Mayors to Tap Data’s “Sneaky Super Power”: Bringing People Together
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Data Track helps leaders to see the people behind city-level data.
Episode #84 – Women’s History Now: The Women Behind the Coronavirus Resource Center
Launched in January 2020, the CRC became
the indispensable COVID-19 data source.
Episode #83 – City AI Connect: Risk vs. Opportunity in Government AI
GovEx launches a new platform for city leaders to trial and advance the use of generative AI in public services.
Episode #82 – A Year In Review: A conversation with GovEx Executive Director Amy Edwards Holmes on her first year of leadership
Executive Director Amy Holmes reflects on past successes and future goals for GovEx.