Jennifer L. Pomeranz, JD, MPH

Director of Legal Initiatives
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Yale University
309 Edwards Street, Box 208369
New Haven, CT
USA 06520

Biographical Sketch: Jennifer Pomeranz is a faculty member at Yale University and is the Director of Legal Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale. At the Rudd Center, Ms. Pomeranz develops meaningful legal solutions to public health issues related to obesity and food policy. She has published on the subjects of food marketing to children, the First Amendment, menu labeling and innovative legal solutions to obesity. Ms. Pomeranz earned her Juris Doctorate from Cornell Law School and after practicing law for five years, returned to school to get a Masters of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Papers:
4108.0 Potential impact of eliminating the tax subsidy of food and beverage television advertising directed at children and adolescents on BMI, dalys and healthcare costs in the United States 4125.0 Legal strategies to increase funding and improve the fda's authority over food labeling violations and questionable claims 4219.0 Regulation of fast food restaurant marketing and retail practices