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The Business Case for Breastfeeding: Steps for Creating a
Breastfeeding friendly Worksite |
The Business Case for Breastfeeding is a comprehensive program
designed to educate employers about the value of supporting
breastfeeding employees in the workplace. This website offers
employers a toolkit, employee guide, instructional booklet,
marketing resources, and informational materials to support their
efforts in making a breastfeeding friendly worksite.
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Childhood
Obesity: It's Everyone's Business
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Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States, and
its causes and consequences are extensive. Like schools, healthcare
providers, families, and communities, employers also have roles to
play as part of a comprehensive solution.
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Farmers'
Market Coalition
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An ever-growing database of resources for farmers, market
managers, market researchers, and organizations sponsoring or
looking to start farmers markets.
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Food
Atlas
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This new online tool allows you to get a spatial overview of
your community's ability to access healthy food-grocery stores,
farmers' markets, food prices, restaurants, food insecurity.
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Getting
to Grocery: Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail to Underserved
Neighborhoods
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Most cities would like to attract and develop healthy food
retail, but they face many challenges. This guide offers an
understanding of building and leveraging economic development
strategies and partnerships that can help communities advance their
healthy food retail goals.
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Healthy
Corner Stores Network
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What is a corner store? More importantly, what is a
healthy corner store? The Healthy Corner Stores Network
(HCSN) supports efforts to increase the availability and sales of
healthy, fresh, affordable foods through small-scale stores in
underserved communities. The Healthy Corner Stores Network
provides information and resources for any number of questions you
may have about corner stores and healthy retail.
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ICANATWORK San
Diego
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When adults are in a healthy environment at work, they are
likely to reinforce healthy habits at home. ICANATWORK is a
free coalition of local business leaders, CEOs, human resource
directors and wellness experts designed to help businesses of all
sizes adopt effective wellness strategies. Visit this website to
learn more about free meetings and events, downloadable resources
reports and toolkits, local best practices, networking
opportunities and more.
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Lost Dollars,
Empty Plates: The Impact of Food Stamp Participation on State and
Local Economies
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California ranks near the bottom of all states in food stamp
participation. Because the program is federally funded, the
low participation rate means California is losing hundreds of
millions of dollars designated for this program. The Food
Stamp Program also has a multiplier effect that creates additional
economic benefits to the state and local economies. This
report discusses the impact of food stamp participation on state
and local economies.
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San Diego Padres FriarFit Program
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In 2008, the San Diego Padres established a new fitness
initiative called FriarFit in collaboration with The California
Endowment and SportService (PETCO Park concessionaire). FriarFit's
long-term goal is to improve the health and fitness of San
Diegans.
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SNAP/EBT at your
Farmers Market: Seven Steps to Success
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This handbook was designed by several agencies collaborating to
help increase the number of farmers markets accepting SNAP
benefits. The hope is that this movement will be a catalyst
for improving not only the economic viability of farming, but also
to improve nutrition in America's food deserts, strengthen diverse
communities, and reduce health care costs.
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| Wellness
Council of America (WELCOA) |
WELCOA is a national non-profit dedicated to assisting business
leaders, workplace wellness practioners, public health
professionals and consultants in creating healthier worksites
through publications, trainings, resources, and specialized
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Workplace Lactation (HealthyWorks) |
This HealthyWorks resource promotes good lactation policies in
the workplace. Breastfeeding is one of the first lines of
defense against childhood obesity, and this resource allows mothers
and employers to advocate for clean and private breastfeeding
spaces at work. |