Healthy Food, Healthy Communities

One necessity of good health is being able to easily buy and eat fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods. All too often, however, healthy food options are limited – or completely unavailable – in low-income communities. This lack of local access to healthy, affordable food affects what people eat and ultimately threatens both individual and community vitality – residents risk obesity and other poor health conditions, and communities suffer.

Across the nation, programs increasing access to healthy, affordable food are revitalizing communities and contributing to better health. The new PolicyLink report, Healthy Food, Healthy Communities: Improving Access and Opportunities through Food Retailing, discusses this issue and provides solutions. Healthy Food, Healthy Communities highlights three of the most promising strategies: developing new grocery stores, improving the selection and quality of food in existing smaller stores, and starting and sustaining farmers’ markets.

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