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Solano County Health and Social Services Denise Kirnig, RD, MS Collaboration to Maximize Impact
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CX3 Presentations Board of Supervisors Food and Nutrition Network of Solano County Solano Coalition for Better Health Health Disparities Elimination Project Health Disparities Elimination Project African American Leadership and Advocacy group African American Leadership and Advocacy group Public Health Leadership First 5 Solano Grantee Meeting Family Resource Center Parent Group
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Food and Nutrition Network of Solano County Food Bank University of CA Cooperative Extension Schools Health Education Council First 5 Solano Health and Social Services WIC Program WIC Program Network Network SNAP SNAP
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Ripples...Connections…Collaboration Farm to Kids Grants Farmers’ Markets Asian grocery store Youth group Farm to Table EBT Farmers’ Market Workgroup Food Pantry Family Resource Center
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Food Bank Program Farm to Kids Provides fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income after school programs. Added nutrition education component in collaboration with UC Cooperative Extension and Harvest of the Month
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Solano Coalition for Better Health Health Disparities Elimination Project County-wide initiative to address health disparities that exist in the African American community. County-wide initiative to address health disparities that exist in the African American community. Used CX3 data for several grants for community events: cooking demos, physical activity and nutrition education Farmers’ Market EBT Project
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Farmers’ Market EBT Project African American Advocacy group - brought low-income residents to farmers’ market to show how to use EBT to purchase produce
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Asian Grocery Store Already had an interest to improve the health of their customers by offering cooking demos and supporting youth group Nutrition education classes on Saturday morning for 165 shoppers and 30 youth.
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Farm to Families Sponsored by: Kaiser Permanente and Leaven Group Pilot project at low-income apartment complex: had physical activity, health screenings, cooking demos, 5 lbs produce, school supplies and cookbooks
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EBT Farmers’ Market Workgroup Established workgroup to promote using EBT at farmers’ markets Advertised throughout the county Provided $5 incentive, when EBT used Pacific Growers Farmers Market Association – hired Americorps volunteer to do cooking demos at farmers’ markets and food stamp offices
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Cooking Demos Food pantries, afterschool programs, and family resource centers
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