| Jurisdiction Name: | Wyandotte County |
| State/Province: | KS |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality/County |
| Population: | 161,777 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2010 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food security |
| Keywords: | community health, education, health promoting, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy food access, incentives, infrastructure, nutrition education, public health, school garden, zoning ordinance |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Healthy Communities Wyandotte Steering Committee |
| Support Entity(s): | Community Action Teams |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The coalition convened “Action Teams” in select focus areas to create recommended strategies for improved health in the county. The Action Teams strive to improve Wyandotte County’s food environment so that all residents can and want to eat healthy food by recommending changes in the realms of communication, environmental infrastructure, education, nutrition, and health services. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
