Implementing a Healthy Food Distribution Program: A Supply Chain Strategy to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Access in Underserved Areas
| Autor: | Daniel Rizik-Baer, Tony Kuo, Lauren N. Gase, Amelia R. DeFosset, Allison Kwan, Luis Gutierrez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Supply chain
Medically Underserved Area 030209 endocrinology & metabolism California Food Supply 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Healthy food Clinical Research Vegetables Medicine Humans Special Topic 030212 general & internal medicine Marketing Stock (geology) ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS 2. Zero hunger business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Commerce Purchasing Fruit Public Health and Health Services Zero Hunger business |
| Zdroj: | Preventing chronic disease, vol 15, iss 5 Preventing Chronic Disease |
| Popis: | Increasing access to fresh produce in small retail venues could improve the diet of people in underserved communities. However, small retailers face barriers to stocking fresh produce. In 2014, an innovative distribution program, Community Markets Purchasing Real and Affordable Foods (COMPRA), was launched in Los Angeles with the aim of making it more convenient and profitable for small retailers to stock fresh produce. Our case study describes the key processes and lessons learned in the first 2 years of implementing COMPRA. Considerable investments in staff capacity and infrastructure were needed to launch COMPRA. Early successes included significant week-to-week increases in the volume of produce distributed. Leveraging partnerships, maintaining a flexible operational and funding structure, and broadly addressing store owners' needs contributed to initial gains. We describe key challenges and next steps to scaling the program. Lessons learned from implementing COMPRA could inform other jurisdictions considering supply-side approaches to increase access to healthy food. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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