Envision walking into a vibrant space filled with delightful aromas, laughter, and passionate conversations. At the center, a newly formed community of restaurant owners, public health stakeholders, researchers, and community advocates are gathered to connect and collaborate for a second time with the purpose of achieving one common goal – promoting and supporting healthy eatingContinue reading “Voices at the Table: Through A Grad Student’s Perspective”
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Introducing Voices at the Table: Luncheons to promote community health through restaurants
It has been more than a year since I moved to New Orleans, relocating the LARiA Project from the City University of New York to its new institutional home, Tulane University. During this time, I have been fortunate to connect with collaborators and build a local team to help me move our work forward inContinue reading “Introducing Voices at the Table: Luncheons to promote community health through restaurants”
Design Thinking Breakfast at Fritai
Last week, we had our first community engagement event in New Orleans: a design thinking breakfast! These events are hosted by Tulane University’s Taylor Center, as informal and playful community-building spaces for experimenting with design, design thinking, and related methods for social impact. We spent the morning at Fritai, a Haitian restaurant located in theContinue reading “Design Thinking Breakfast at Fritai”
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