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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
Nancy Nasrawin
Health Education Assistant
Kern County Public Health Services
(661) 868-1232
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
Nancy Nasrawin
Health Education Assistant
Kern County Public Health Services
(661) 868-1232
Next Steps
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July 22, Tuesday from 10:30-12pm