Equity Tools

Health Equity and Place

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    Access to Healthy Food

    Introduces four tools – Grocery Store Dev., Corner Stores, Farmers' Markets, and Urban Ag. and Community Gardens – that help increase access to healthy, fresh, affordable food. (Created January 2010)

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    Corner Stores

    Offers residents, policymakers, business leaders, and advocates ideas and strategies for improving small stores in underserved communities. (Created May 2010)

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    Equitable Food Hubs

    Describes food hubs as an emerging retail strategy that has the potential to create a more equitable food system. (Created May 2014)

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    Farmers' Markets

    Details the challenges associated with starting and sustaining farmers' markets in low-income communities of color. (Created May 2010)

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    Grocery Stores

    Highlights a number of strategies to help address the food access challenges and provides guidance for attracting fresh food retail into underserved communities. (Created May 2010)

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    Local Food Procurement

    Provides an overview of how stakeholders can advocate for and implement local food procurement policies in an equitable manner. (Created March 2015)

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    Urban Agriculture and Community Gardens

    Highlights strategies to help address the food access challenges and provides guidance for attracting fresh food retail into underserved communities. (Created 2010)