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Building Healthy Communities Erin Hagan PolicyLink Center for Health Equity and Place NASCSP 2012 Mid-Winter Training Conference March 2, 2012 PolicyLink PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity by Lifting Up What Works® PolicyLink Center for Health Equity & Place is informed and driven by the recognition that a neighborhood’s environment – including economic, social, and physical characteristics –all affect our health. Building Healthy Communities Communities of Opportunity • Parks • Grocery Stores • Financial Institutions • Employment Opportunities • Safe & Affordable Housing • Better Performing Schools • Good Public Transportation Good Health Status Disinvested Communities • • • • Poor Health Status • • Contributes to health disparities: • •Obesity • •Diabetes •Asthma •Infant mortality 3 Fast Food Restaurants Liquor Stores Unsafe/Limited Parks Poor Performing Schools High unemployment Increased Pollution and Toxic Waste Sites Limited Public Transportation Inadequate Child Care & After School Programs Designed for Disease The Grocery Gap • Accessing healthy food is a challenge for many Americans—particularly those living in low-income neighborhoods, communities of color, and rural areas. • Better access corresponds with healthier eating and lower risk for obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases. • New and improved healthy food retail in underserved communities creates jobs and helps to revitalize lowincome communities. USDA Food Environment Atlas #Low income & > 1 mi to store, 2006 0 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 25,000 25,001 - 257,616 6 Community Strategies to Increase Access to Healthy Food • Grocery store development/attraction • Regional food systems • Mobile markets • Farmers’ markets • Corner stores • Urban agriculture • Food-based business/ microenterprise development • Community-supported agriculture • School food reform 7 A Case in Improving Food Access 8 Source: Baltimore Office of Sustainability Healthy Food Financing Initiative A national campaign initiated by PolicyLink, The Food Trust, and The Reinvestment Fund Goal: To improve access to healthy food in low-income, underserved rural, suburban, & urban communities Healthy Food Financing • Pennsylvania’s Fresh Food Financing Initiative – 93 new or renovated stores – 5,023 jobs created or retained – Improved food access for 400,000 residents – Commercial revitalization – $194 Million in total projects leveraged from $30 Million state seed money – 4 - 7% increase in nearby home values • National Healthy Food Financing Initiative – USDA – HHS – Treasury 10 $77 Million in Allocated Funds 2011, $45 million from Agencies: 2012, $32 million from the Budget: • $35 million Treasury • $22 million Treasury • $10 million HHS • $10 million HHS • $10 million USDA • Other opportunities USDA Resources 12 Thank You Erin Hagan [email protected] 510-663-4341 13