UC Davis Trade Policy and Health Collection

  

The UC Davis Trade Policy and Health Collection contains documents obtained by Dr. Katheryn Russ, professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis, through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests related to food industry influence on global trade policy and health. The collection includes correspondence between the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and food industry associations regarding the World Health Organization.

Dates: 2016-2021

Rights: Items are made accessible for fair use purposes, including criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and/or research.

Special thanks to Faiz Ahmed, Julianna Eaton, and other students from the UC Davis Course-Based Research Experience, who provided valuable assistance in processing this collection.

Related Resources

• Russ KN, Baker P, Kang M, McCoy D. Corporate Lobbying on US Positions Toward the World Health Organization: Evidence of Intensification and Cross-Industry Coordination. Global Health Governance; Vol 17(1), Spring 2022.