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Improving access to healthy foods

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Millions of Americans have limited access to a supermarket, which means they must rely on fast food restaurants and small food retailers, such as gas stations and corner stores, to feed themselves and their families.

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy is a comprehensive, community-based program that enables communities to improve access to healthy foods by working with a small food retailer. Through toolkits, resources and webinars, Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy will guide any community group through a unique approach to increasing access to healthy foods that involves engaging small food retailers and community members, thus addressing supply and demand at the same time.

Resources

Corner Stores Bring Healthy Options to Food Deserts Across St. Louis

St. Louis Magazine article that tells the story of how the St. Louis Healthy Corner Store Project expanded to become a statewide program - Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy.

For rural Cass County store, stocking healthy means customers will shop healthy

Kansas City Star article that highlights the goals of Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy, how it works with retailers and the success it has had at Creighton Country Mart.

Hungry for Change: Partnering with Small Food Retailers to Increase Healthy Foo…

Article about how efforts are underway to encourage corner stores to broaden their inventory of fresh produce, whole grains and low-fat dairy to increase healthy food access for all communities.

Stock Healthy Shop Healthy program aims to improve your healthy food choices

St. Joseph Post article about how grant money and partnership with the St. Joseph Health Department, MU Extension and the State Dept. of Health and Human Services can be used to encourage more access to healthy foods.

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