Jurisdiction Name: | Douglas County |
State/Province: | KS |
Country: | United States |
Type of Government: | County |
Population: | 112,864 |
Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
Policy Links: | |
Policy type: | plan |
Year: | 2013 |
GFC Topic: | community food security |
Keywords: | access, children, families, food access, food assistance, food banks, fruits, healthy, healthy choices, healthy food, institutions, low-income, plan, public venues, school, vegetables, workplaces, worksites |
Adopting Government Department(s): | Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department |
Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department |
Support Entity(s): | multiple governmental and non-governmental organizations (see page 19 of plan for more details) |
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Policy Outcome(s): | Plan addressed access to healthy food as a priority goal in the effort to collectively improve health for all; plan included strategies to improve the nutrition environment for children and enhance access to healthy food for low-income families |
Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |