Actions for Access to Healthy Foods

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Actions for Access to Healthy Foods

Topics Action, Promote Food Access Themes Data, Economic Development, Health and Social Services, Healthy Foods

Encourage grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and other healthy food retailers to accept CalFresh Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards; Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits; and Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefits.
Partner with local grocery stores, restaurants, and other food retailers to divert food waste and donate extra food to local food banks, soup kitchens, and shelters.
Conduct a periodic survey to identify key food assets, opportunities for healthy retail, and areas of concern in the food environment.
Incentivize location and expansion of new and existing businesses that provide healthy food choices throughout the city.
Partner with the County of San Bernardino’s Department of Public Health to support innovative food microenterprises, such as home kitchen operations and mobile food facilities, to promote local food production and address food insecurity.
Partner with local community-based organizations, businesses, local school districts, and other stakeholders to create a community commercial kitchen facility to serve as a learning lab for students and an economic development building block for food microenterprises.
Adopt a “Healthy Corner Store” policy to encourage corner stores to offer healthy food and beverage options, decrease unhealthy food advertising, adjust floor plans to encourage healthier eating choices. Utilize economic development incentives to encourage existing stores in Priority Equity Communities to sell fresh, healthy foods. Pursue funding and partnerships and develop incentive programs to encourage the equitable availability of healthy food options.