Healthy Chelsea Corner Store Connection Returning to a healthy life.

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Healthy Chelsea Corner Store Connection Returning to a healthy life

Top U.S Child Health Concerns, Rated as a “Big Problem” * *C.S. Mott Children ‟ s Hospital National Poll on Children ‟ s Health, 2012

BEFORE

NOW

Produce Availability # varieties available AnyNone (0) Few (1 to 4) Some (5 to 9) Many (10-16) Most (25+) Fruit Veg % of stores have 0-4 fruit varieties 47% of stores have 0-4 vegetable varieties CHELSEA FOOD STORE SURVEY * JANUARY 2011 * 49 total stores

Why the scarcity of produce? Lack of perceived demand Lack of competitive pricing Lack of knowledge Aversion to throwing anything out Lack of refrigeration Lack of space Aversion to change / risk

Connections with the stores RWJ MAP

Connections with the New England Produce Center State Garden, Inc. (Mark DeMichaelis) J. Maheras Company (Greg Maharas) New England Produce Center at-large

Connections with the Community Chelsea Housing Authority The Neighborhood Developers Churches Chelsea Collaborative

Connections with funding agencies Mass in Motion / Partners Healthcare Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Healthy Eating Research Ongoing opportunities

Additional Connections Healthy on the Block (Boston Public Health Commission) U. Mass Amherst Extension –Frank Mangan, Ph.D, Ethnic Crops Program –Chipilín, Verdolaga (Purslane)

IT IS POSSIBLE IN CHELSEA!

WHY NOT IN CORNER STORES?