Conquering Food Deserts with Green Carts
New York Times, April 18, 2012. New York City’s Green Carts Initiative is part of the city’s strategy–along with its Healthy Bodegas Initiative–to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables in...
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County effort helps convenience get healthier
Program works to put fruit, veggies in small stores to encourage better habits The Columbian, April 30, 2012. Clark County Public Health’s Healthy Neighborhood Store program in Vancouver, Washington,...
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What Will Make The Food Desert Bloom?
All Things Considered, National Public Radio. May 1, 2012. Listen to this story profiling The Food Trust’s healthy corner store work in Philadelphia. The idea of improving access to healthy foods to...
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Bodegas Become Frontlines Against Obesity
New Hampshire Public Radio, May 10, 2012. This radio piece features Manchester Healthy Corner Stores, a pilot project organized by the Manchester Department of Public Health in New Hampshire. The...
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Kansas C-stores Join Salt Reduction Efforts
Convenience Store News, May 23, 2012. The Shawnee County Health Agency in Topeka, Kansas, is working with convenience stores to reduce the community’s salt intake. In October 2012, the CDC awarded the...
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Truly healthier ‘hoods?
Northeast Times Star, July 18, 2012. Several of Philadelphia’s nutrition initiatives, including its Healthy Corner Stores Initiative, are profiled in this article. Currently 630 stores are...
View ArticleNews Highlight for the Healthy Corners Program in Washington D.C.
Feeding not just food, but good food: Agencies in the District focus on nutrition as they fight food insecurity. Read the full news article about the Healthy Corners Program in Washington D.C.
View ArticleNew healthy convenience store projects in Sacramento, CA!
With funding from The California Endowment, Alchemist CDC is working in partnership with several other Sacramento-based non-profits to improve access to healthy foods in the south area of Sacramento...
View ArticleRead about the Mass in Motion Healthy Market Program
The Mass in Motion Healthy Market Program works with local convenience store owners to make healthy, affordable food and drink options available to customers. By offering and promoting healthy options,...
View ArticleGood Magazine highlights the Phildelphia Healthy Corner Store Initiative
Full link about the corner store redesign here.
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