Supermarkets & Healthy Food Vendors Resources
Council of State Governments, Diet Deserts: States Address Supermarket Shortages in Low-Income Communities
This
article explores the lack of supermarkets available to lower-income
communities. A number of localities, including Philadelphia, are
offering incentives to supermarkets to encourage them to relocate to
the areas where they are most needed. Philadelphia once ranked
second-to-last in the number of supermarkets per capita, but through
the work of State Representative Dwight Evans on the Fresh Food
Financing Initiative, supermarkets are now encouraged to locate in
underserved areas. According to The Food Trust, a nonprofit
organization involved in the project, the initiative is funding 69
supermarket projects in 27 Pennsylvania counties, creating or
preserving 3,900 jobs.
www.csg.org/pubs/Documents/sn0805DietDeserts.pdf
Drake University Agricultural Law Center, The State and Local Food Policy Project
This Web site provides information about the State and Local Food
Policy Project, which facilitates the growth of by
providing support and resources to these groups. This project offers
legal perspectives, case studies and in-depth analysis.
www.statefoodpolicy.org
The Food Trust, Healthy Corner Store Initiative
This Web site provides information about The Food Trust’s Healthy
Corner Store Initiative, which encourages corner store owners to
promote healthier snack options to youth who frequent their businesses.
One success has been its Snackin’ Fresh marketing campaign, which
educates youth about the importance of choosing healthy snacks.
www.thefoodtrust.org/php/programs/corner.store.campaign.php
The Food Trust, Supermarket Campaign
This Web site provides information about The Food Trust’s Supermarket
Campaign, which works to reduce the number of diet-related illnesses in
lower-income areas by increasing the number of supermarkets that
provide fresh produce in these areas. This campaign’s strategy
encourages economic development, establishes public/private
partnerships, advocates strong public policies and performs in-depth
research demonstrating the need for accessible supermarkets.
www.thefoodtrust.org/php/programs/super.market.campaign.php
Healthy Corner Stores Network
The Healthy Corner Stores Network convenes community members, local
government officials and nonprofits to work towards the common goal of
bringing healthier foods into corner stores in lower-income and
underserved areas.
www.healthycornerstores.org
Healthy Eating Research, Bringing Healthy Foods Home: Examining Inequalities in Access to Food Stores
This research brief examines disparities in access to healthy foods and the relationship between access to healthy foods and rates of obesity.
www.healthyeatingresearch.org/images/stories/her_research_briefs/her%20bringing%20healthy%20foods%20home_7-2008.pdf
International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Economic Development
Journal, Realizing the Inner-City Retail Opportunity: Progress and New
Directions
This issue of the IEDC Journal includes case studies in economic
development, strategies for economic development and an analysis of
different communities’ attempts at creating and sustaining jobs. IEDC
is an international organization devoted to promoting economic
development both in the United States and abroad. IEDC offers a number
of resources, including a twice-monthly newsletter and a quarterly
journal.
www.icic.org/atf/cf/%7BC81898B2-76E9-4A18-B838-A3F65C9F06B9%7D/EDJ_winter07_final.pdf
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Human Nutrition, Healthy Stores
The goal of the Healthy Stores project is to improve health and
decrease rates of obesity in lower-income areas. Healthy Stores focuses
on intervention strategies developed from research in educational
psychology, medical anthropology and health communication.
www.healthystores.org/index.html
Leadership for Healthy Communities, Tax Increment Financing: A Tool for Advancing Healthy Eating and Active Living
This policy brief examines the promise of as a
means of funding initiatives that promote healthy kids and healthy
communities.
www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/images/stories/lhc_policybrief_tif_31.pdf
Literacy for Environmental Justice, Good Neighbor Program
This Web site provides information about a program in San Francisco’s
lower-income Bayview-Hunters Point area that rewards merchants who
promise to increase their stock of fresh produce and simultaneously
decrease tobacco and alcohol advertisements. Merchants who agree to
these practices are known as “Good Neighbors.” In 2007, this program
was adopted as a statewide model.
www.lejyouth.org/programs/food.html
PolicyLink, Community Mapping, Using Geographic Data for Community Revitalization
This report provides policy-makers with information about community
mapping, which is emerging as an effective tool in promoting equitable
development across different areas.
www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.5137443/apps/s/content.asp?ct=6999761
PolicyLink, Healthy Food Retailing Toolkit
This toolkit focuses on the three most effective ways to increase
access to retail outlets that sell nutritious, affordable foods in
lower-income communities of color.
www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.5137405/k.6042/Healthy_Food_Retailing.htm
Public Health Law & Policy, Funding Sources for Healthy Food Retail
This guide provides an overview of the range of federal funding programs available to support healthy food retail. It also provides information on funding programs available in California.
www.phlpnet.org/sites/phlpnet.org/files/editor/FoodRetailPrograms.pdf
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Economic
Development
HUD offers programs to fund businesses in distressed
locales, job training opportunities to individuals living in housing
projects and mentorship opportunities to youth. The HUD Web site also
offers resources on economic development including statistics, reports,
publications and webcasts.
www.hud.gov/economicdevelopment/index.cfm
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Tour RC/EZ/EC by State
This Web site presents detailed maps, contact information, annual
reports and other information for each renewal community (RC),
and enterprise community (EC) designated by HUD
or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Renewal communities and
empowerment zones are distressed urban or rural areas where businesses
are eligible for tax incentives.
www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rc/tour
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