City of Chicago Nutrition Guidelines
In partnership with the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI), the City of Chicago Public Health Department, the Chicago GFPP, the Mayor of Chicago’s Office on Food Equity Council, and food procurement workgroups. I worked to create the Chicago Responsiveness Toolkit and the beginning stages of the City of Chicago Nutrition Guidelines. These guidelines would dictate the nutrition provided through food and refreshments at all community meal sites like the CPD summer meal program and concession sites like airports and city colleges. Skills required for and developed during this project are listed below.
Chicago Responsiveness Toolkit
Inspired by the New York City Nutrition Guidelines, the Chicago Responsiveness Toolkit team worked to draft nutrition standards for the city and provide culturally relevant menus and choices for community members to improve the health of city workers and push food management companies to make shifts towards offering healthier food options.
2024
Collaboration
Collaborate with team members within and outside my organization to organize, prioritize, and manage the success of the project.
Interpersonal Communication
Advanced skill in interpersonal communication to accommodate different communication, learning, and working styles.
Stakeholder Management
Improved skill of identifying, analyzing, and engaging with stakeholders in the project and organizations involved.
Strategic Management
Improved skills of creating and carrying out project goals including goal setting, analysis, strategy formation, strategy implementation, evaluation and control.
Prioritization
Advanced skill in identifying which tasks take precent to focus on and complete first. Additionally, to create and manage a workflow in order of priority to ensure project success.
Data Analysis
Advanced skills in examining data sets involving analyzing variables to find patterns and relationships to gain insight, draw connections, and make decisions.