In most communities, convenience stores are a common part of the retail landscape – and in many areas, both urban and rural, these stores are the only nearby places to buy food. Can you think of one in your area? What if they served more than just chips, candy, and soda? "Health on a Shelf", ChangeLab Solutions' guide to healthy small food retailer certification programs, is an extensive toolkit that takes folks through the process of creating and sustaining a healthy small food retailer program. By establishing a healthy small food retailer program, government agencies and community-based organizations can support and give incentives to food retailers (including corner stores, bodegas, and rural markets) that are willing to sell healthy foods. Programs offer a range of ...
Do you live near a community garden? Does your neighborhood sell good-quality, low-cost fruits and vegetables? Is there a farmer's market in your neighborhood? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, your neighborhood is ready for some healthy changes.
Check out ChangeLab Solutions' "Eight Steps to Get More Fruits and Vegetables Into Your Neighborhood", available in English and in ...
In places where only candy, chips, soda, and other junk foods are readily available, fresh “produce cart vendors” (like a produce stand on wheels!) can make a world of difference. ChangeLab Solutions created a model produce cart ordinance as well as a guide on how to create a permit program for produce carts in your city or ...
California certified farmers’ markets and farm stands can help bring fresh fruits and vegetables directly to the communities that need them most. It can be difficult—if not impossible—to find fresh, affordable healthy food in many urban and rural low-income communities. These fact sheets from ChangeLab Solutions explain how state law works to encourage more farmers’ markets, farm stands, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs, where farmers can sell their produce directly to ...
While acculturation may have a significant impact on the diet of the millions of Hispanics in the country, new data shows that the family experience is still what drives most of the Latino food purchases and choices, Saludify reports. The report is based on data from a Multi-Cultural Latino Consumer study. View more about the study and see an ...
The town of Telluride, Colorado voted in November 2013 against placing a one cent per ounce tax on sugar
Earlier in the year, the Town Council voted 5-2 to let voters decide if they want to place a tax on sugary drinks sold in Telluride. Sugary drinks would have included regular soda, energy drinks, sports drinks, and packaged sweetened teas and coffees.
The new revenue, roughly estimated between $200,000 and $400,000 annually, would have funded scholarships, physical activity-centered after school programs and gardening programs to educate children on growing fresh vegetables.
This issue was initially proposed by a citizen’s group called the Partnership for Lifelong Active Youth (PLAY). Check out their op-ed in the Telluride Daily Planet to learn more about the soda tax.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is excited to bring a great resource to people working in communities that face health disparities. The CDC's Health Equity and Obesity Toolkit’s primary focus is on how to create policy, systems, and environmental changes that will reduce obesity disparities and achieve health equity. Specifically, it aims to help state health departments and their partners to work with communities to implement effective responses to obesity in areas that are facing health disparities, like many Latino communities across the country. With how-to information followed by real-world examples, the toolkit is a valuable resource for anyone, not just health departments, looking to ...
So-called "Hispanic millennials" are shifting their drink preferences in a healthier direction, according to a report. The report by Tr3s indicated that these Hispanic millennials, generally young adults ages 18-29, drink more non-alcoholic beverages on average than their non-Hispanic peers. And they often choose drinks based on health and nutritional value. For example: Hispanic millennials are monitoring their health by choosing drinks with less fat, such as 2%, 1%, or skim milk.
Also, 60% claim to drink fewer sugary drinks.
And when making healthy choices when grocery shopping, 1 in 6 are buying organic meat fruit, vegetables, and dairy products. But nutritional value isn't the only factor. Hispanic millenials also make choices based on popularity among ...
