Supervisor Eric Mar introduces legislation to establish a Healthy Food Retailer Incentives Program. The purpose of this legislations is to increase access to healthy food; reduce unhealthy influences such as tobacco, alcohol and processed foods high in salt, fat and sugar in underserved parts of the City by providing incentives for existing corner and mom and pop stores.

A list of organizations that support the Healthy Food Financing Initiative

The purpose of this study was to evaluate child and parent weight status across neighborhoods in King County and San Diego County and nutrition environment characteristics. The findings found that children living in neighborhoods with healthy food and safe play spaces are 56 percent less likely to be obese than children in neighborhoods without these features.

Nourish is an educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability, particularly in schools and communities They have a collection of films and short clips that address issues related to Community, Health, Faming and Education.

A group of community organizations transforming a patch of overgrown land on Spartanburg's north side into a complex of buildings dubbed the Northside Healthy Food Hub. When completed, the compound will host a garden, a community kitchen and a cafe that sells nutritious, ready-made meals and fresh produce.

Denver City Councilmember Judy Montero and representatives from the Denver Office of Economic Development and the Denver Department of Environmental Health celebrated the opening of the Colorado Ranch Market grocery store. The Chaffee Park neighborhood was at risk of becoming a food desert following the closing of a grocery store earlier in the summer.

The organization works to promote policies that address childhood obesity. Their website contains a collection of resources related to healthy food access.

State lawmakers are revealing a new plan to end rising obesity rates in Tennessee. They want to fight fat by bringing more supermarkets to the state.

An initiative to try to expand farmers' markets in low-income neighborhoods in Washington D.C.

A study observing customer shopping behavior and store food inventory data, finding a positive correlation between fruit and vegetable variety and the probability of purchasing.