Healthy Food Retail Action Team

GOALS

MEMBERS

RESOURCES

GOAL 1

Improve affordability of healthy food in local stores

Objectives:

Identify current food procurement/distribution methods

Work with large institutions to purchase healthy food in large quantities and develop agreements to resell at a reduced cost to small, local businesses

Develop partnerships to ensure the new healthy foods are appropriately priced, marketed, and distributed

GOAL 2

Increase awareness of and participation in educational opportunities that promote healthy eating.

Objectives:

Identify healthy food/healthy eating education programs currently offered and assess details

Identify barriers to participation such as location, timing, transportation, etc. and strategies to overcome these barriers

Develop strategies to improve promotion of and participation in these programs through removing barriers and/or implementing incentives

GOAL 3

Increase number of physical access points to healthy food in under-resourced areas

Objectives:

Review food access studies to determine areas of greatest need for new healthy food access points

For neighborhoods with nearby convenience stores, initiate Ohio Department of Health Good Food Here Program

For neighborhoods with nearby dollar stores, engage with store managers to better promote healthy foods

Develop resource package to help businesses improve facilities, reach out to residents, address safety concerns, purchase equipment, locate distributors to provide healthy food as identified by residents/customers

For neighborhoods without viable business, determine strategic location(s) for possible mobile market/farmers markets

MEMBERS

First Name	Last Name	Organization
Bobby	Reynolds	Northeast Homeowners and Concerned Citizens
Bridget	Lackey	Mercy Health
Cassandra	Clevenger	Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership
Chrsitian	Bennett	Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership \| Food Access Coordinator
Cooper	Johnson	NEOMED
Cynthia	Robinson	MY-CAP
Daljeet	Dhillon	Mahoning County WIC
Jodi	Mitchell	Perfectly Imperfect Produce
Kaytlin	Felger	OSU Extension Mahoning County
Kris	Kriebel	Trumbull County Combined Health District
Leah	Sakacs	RSVP Mahoning Valley \| Senior Support Action Group
Marie	Economous	OSU Extension Trumbull County
Melissa	Miller	Lake to River Co-Op \| Miller Livestock
Minister Ted	Brown	ACTION
Pamela	Brown	Resident Leader
Reverend Gayle	Cantinella	St. John's Episcopal Church
Robin	Adams	OSU Extension Mahoning County
Ron	Fasano	ACTION
Sevasti	Tripoulas	Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership
Shannon	Len	Austintown Farmers Market
Sophia	Buggs	Lady Buggs Farm \| Food Acess Coordinator
Susan	Payton	ACTION
Tom	Hetrick	Mercy Health
Vicky	Vickars	ACTION
Yvette	Graham	OSU Extension Mahoning County
Yvonne	Irving	Resident Leader

GOALS

MEMBERS

RESOURCES

GOAL 1

Objectives:

Identify current food procurement/distribution methods

Work with large institutions to purchase healthy food in large quantities and develop agreements to resell at a reduced cost to small, local businesses

Develop partnerships to ensure the new healthy foods are appropriately priced, marketed, and distributed

GOAL 2

Objectives:

Identify healthy food/healthy eating education programs currently offered and assess details

Identify barriers to participation such as location, timing, transportation, etc. and strategies to overcome these barriers

Develop strategies to improve promotion of and participation in these programs through removing barriers and/or implementing incentives

GOAL 3

Objectives:

Review food access studies to determine areas of greatest need for new healthy food access points

For neighborhoods with nearby convenience stores, initiate Ohio Department of Health Good Food Here Program

For neighborhoods with nearby dollar stores, engage with store managers to better promote healthy foods

Develop resource package to help businesses improve facilities, reach out to residents, address safety concerns, purchase equipment, locate distributors to provide healthy food as identified by residents/customers

For neighborhoods without viable business, determine strategic location(s) for possible mobile market/farmers markets

MEMBERS

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RESOURCES

Convergence Partnership | Recipes for Change: Healthy Food in Every Community

Good Food Purchasing Program

The Food Trust

Ohio Food Policy Network

Healthy Food Access Portal

LISC Healthy Food Initiatives

ChangeLab Solutions | Providing Fresh Produce in Small Stores