Publisher: Change Lab Solutions
Author(s): Fry, Christine, Levitt, Zoe, Ackerman, Amy, Burton Laurison, Hannah
Document Type: Guide
Format: Electronic
Free of cost: Yes
Description:
This guide describes how to create a strong healthy small food retailer certification program that requires participating stores to increase the variety of healthy foods they sell, reduce the offerings of unhealthy foods, and proactively market healthy options with help from a sponsoring agency or organization. It provides step-by-step instructions for developing a certification program, with ideas and examples from existing programs.
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Growing Food Connection Topic: community food connections
Main Food Topics: food access, food assistance, food distribution, food marketing, food retail, food system, healthy food retailer certification program
Sub Food Topics: Affordability, SNAP, WIC, corner store or bodega, food infrastructure, food stamps, fruit, grocery store, liquor store, low-income, mini market, produce, supermarket, underserved population(s), vegetables
Public Policy Topics: Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment
Geographic Scale: County, Municipality, Nation, Neighborhood, Region, Rural, State/province, Urban
Local government or Regional resource focus:
Does the resource address the food security needs of underserved populations in rural, suburban, or urban settings? YES
