Table 2.

Principles of the trauma-informed social policy framework addressed by selected policy recommendations in the Baltimore Food System Resilience Advisory Report ^{( 31 )}

Example policy recommendation	Safety	Trustworthiness and transparency	Collaboration and peer support	Empowerment	Choice	Intersectionality
Enhance capacity of food assistance organizations to provide for clients’ special dietary needs	X		X	X	X	X
Work with community members to develop neighbourhood-specific food storage plans and ensure that food stored is culturally appropriate, safely used and anticipates special dietary needs of community members	X	X	X	X	X	X
Continue to actively solicit input from diverse members of the community, including those who do not typically attend community meetings		X	X	X
Identify ways to support community-based organizations (e.g. providing or identifying financial resources and technical support) to enhance their ongoing work to reduce food insecurity as well as preparedness efforts		X	X	X
Continue to advocate for policies and programmes that reduce food insecurity by addressing its root causes, including poverty, employment and discrimination				X		X
Incentivize food retailers to strengthen backup systems and equipment (e.g. cyber/data backups, insurance, generators, energy-efficient refrigeration, solar power)	X				X
Support community-led efforts to engage in urban farming and community gardening			X	X	X	X
Support community-owned business development, particularly minority-owned new business development in the food sector			X	X	X	X