News
February 9, 2010
San Francisco: A Fresh Approach shows how redevelopment support was key to attracting a grocery store and transforming a liquor store into a market filled with produce in the city's low-income Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood.This is the fourth of four podcast stories that show how redevelopment...
February 3, 2010
Richmond: A Change in the Air tells the story of how community advocates in this heavily industrial city worked closely with redevelopment and public health staff to improve local air quality by documenting the effects of diesel truck traffic in residential neighborhoods and mapping new routes for...
January 28, 2010
Public health advocates and community residents can help improve access to healthy foods and physical activity by working with redevelopment agencies to revitalize “blighted” neighborhoods. This fact sheet shows how redevelopment can help build healthier communities, and how advocates and...
January 26, 2010
San Jose: A Voice in the Process tells the story of a time when residents urged the local redevelopment agency to pay more attention to neighborhood safety, a strong community coalition was born -- generating a host of successful proposals, including a simple new sidewalk that made a crime-ridden...
January 21, 2010
ChangeLab Solutions is excited to unveil the first of four podcast stories that show how redevelopment can help make communities healthier. This series, available through HealthyPlanning.org or iTunes, brings to life how the redevelopment process helped advance public health, improving local...
November 12, 2009
This Marketplace report covers the WIC federal nutrition program, which has just undergone a makeover. For the first time in the program's history, vouchers are now good for fresh produce and healthy foods. This switch has put thousands of WIC-certified stores through some changes of their own....
November 9, 2009
Marketmakeovers.org is a new website focused on healthy corner stores that uses a multi-media approach to healthy corner store advocacy.
Through innovative youth-generated videos, such as Where Do I Get My Five? and downloadable, user-friendly "How-To's", Market...
June 28, 2009
This new toolkit provides a range of tools and strategies for advocates to identify and work with prospective WIC vendors, and to help these retailers upgrade their offerings in accordance with the new, healthier WIC food packages.Download the toolkit here!The selection of foods available through...