Policy System Environmental Change Healthy Corner Stores Best Practice Sharing

Policy System Environmental

Change

Healthy Corner Stores

Best Practice Sharing

Agenda

• Purpose• CX3 • Best Practice Sharing from Kern

County & from Webinar Participants • Resource – Taking Stock• Q&A• Next Steps

Kern County

Health Retail

Program

Contact Information

Avtar Nijjer-Sidhu, Ph.D. R.D.

Senior Health Educator

Kern County Environmental Health Specialist

(661) 862-8782

[email protected]

Nancy Nasrawin

Health Education Assistant

Kern County Public Health Services

(661) 868-1232

[email protected]

Community Assessment

Community Assessment

Data Driven e.g. Working with Stores

• The CX3 data was used to developed health language on access to healthy food written in the health element for the City of Arvin’s General Plan Update

• The youth presented their findings to the City of Arvin Planning Commission

• The adopted health language is being implemented through corner store conversion project

Partnerships/Blended Funding

Funding Sources for Healthy Retail

Kern County:

1)Building Health Communities site funded by TCE

2)Community Transformation Grant Awardee for Capacity Building

3)Has been awarded money through California Fresh Works Fund

Sustainability

Sustainability of such a project can be done through:

1.Adoption of policies

2.Buy-in of invested partners to take on a projects

3.Residents who support local/healthy retail

4.Continual monitoring of the store

Lessons Learned

• High School students are the best volunteers

• Having buy-in from the retail owner

• Main point of contact helps build relationship and foster trust

• Continual contact with store owners to build trust

• Patience and adaptability with new funding sources

Contact Information

Avtar Nijjer-Sidhu, Ph.D. R.D.

Senior Health Educator

Kern County Environmental Health Specialist

(661) 862-8782

[email protected]

Nancy Nasrawin

Health Education Assistant

Kern County Public Health Services

(661) 868-1232

[email protected]

Next Steps

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