Access to Healthy Food for Underserved Populations
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Access to Healthy Food for Underserved Populations
- 1. Increasing Access to Healthy Food for Low Income Populations Food Justice: honoring our roots, growing the movement Community Food Security Coalition November 4 - 8, 2011
- 2. presenters Laila Goldberg Senior Associate The Food Trust Allison Hagey Program Associate Policy Link Sara Padilla Communities Putting Prevention to Work Program Manager Community Food Security Coalition Autumn Saxton-Ross Program Specialist Washington DC Department of Health
- 3. strategies farmers markets • support local growers • intermediate strategy • increase access to f&v • community building desired new supermarket • lack of competition • longer term strategy • increase access to all foods • community reinvestment
- 4. strategies healthy corner stores • need immediate results • intermediate, supplemental strategy • heavy reliance on corner stores • improve access healthy foods for kids urban agriculture • open space and resources avail • supplemental strategy • gardening skills present • community building desired
- 5. barriers farmers markets • inconvenience • seasonality • price/ perception • needs subsidies new supermarket • land assembly • capital intensive • need long lead time • finding chain or skilled operator
- 6. barriers healthy corner stores • skilled owner • low profit margins/ perishability • capital • product delivery urban agriculture • seasonality • land tenure and access • labor intensive • skills and cultural barriers
- 7. resource by impact Impact onf&v consumption High Farmers Market Supermarket Moderate Healthy Corner Stores Low Urban Garden Low Moderate High Resources
- 8. other benefits Farmers Markets • Sense of Place • Supports Local Growers • Builds sense of community • Ag and Nutrition Education New Supermarket • Anchor Local Business • Raises real estate values • Source of Jobs • Equity Healthy Corner Stores • Reinvestment in Community • Business Skill Building • Public Safety • Nutrition Education Urban Gardens • Builds social capital • Revitalizes neighborhoods • Recreation • Nutrition and environ. education
- 9. potential resources Farmers Markets • USDA Farmers Mkt Promotion Program and Community Food Projects • Local Business and Community Foundations • Vendor Fees New Supermarket • New Market Tax Credits • Private Capital • Economic Development Incentives • FFFI Healthy Corner Stores • Economic Development Funds • Private Capital • Health-related foundation grants Urban Agriculture • Local Business and Community Foundations • Community Development Block Grants • USDA Community Food Projects • Donated Labor and Business Donations
- 10. for more information Community Food Security Coalition 3830 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202 503-954-2970 www.foodsecurity.org www.healthycornerstores.org www.farmtoschool.org www.communityfoodconference.org www.cdc.gov/communitiesputtingpreventiontowork/ Sara Padilla sara@foodsecurity.org
Hinweis der Redaktion
- The Community Food Security Coalition provides technical assistance services to support a wide variety of projects and initiatives, through trainings and workshops, practical publications, mentoring, and other individualized assistance.The Communities Putting Prevention to Work program is focused on preventing chronic disease by producing sustainable, positive and improved health outcomes through the implementation of programmatic efforts through policy, systems, and environmental level change.
- Increasing access to healthier foods by improving ability to use nutrition benefits/SNAP/WIC at local markets