Healthy Eating
The Healthy Eating working group focuses on sustainable changes through identification and availability of healthful foods throughout the community. The working group will strive to implement strategies for building awareness of healthy eating practices and improving access to healthy foods. The group works towards identifying organizations who are working to improve the healthy eating landscape for populations who are in need.
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Healthy Eating Objectives:
Awareness of Resources: By 2019, the Healthy Eating working group will increase awareness of healthy eating resources by identifying and sharing best practices and resources in Williamson County.
Dec
2019
2019
Identify best practices and resources related to gardens, grocery stores, farmer markets, schools, restaurants, corner stores, child care centers, and adult care facilities.
Identify gaps and needs in the county’s food landscape.
Identify gold standard practices and resources in the county.
Connect best practices and resources with community partners.
Access: By 2019, the Healthy Eating working group will improve access to healthy foods by connecting families and individuals with community services and resources in Williamson County.
Dec
2019
2019
Promote farmer markets, community gardens, food pantries in the community.
Empower community members and partners to collaborate and connect with one another to improve access to healthy foods.
Recruit community members to participate in healthy eating efforts.
Collaboration: By 2019, the Healthy Eating Working Group will create impactful relationships with all professional and community organizations that provide healthy eating resources in Williamson County.*
Dec
2019
2019
Identify and recruit organizations that should be present at working group meetings.
Increase information sharing and networking of healthy eating opportunities within member organizations.
Promote healthy eating opportunities and campaigns through www.healthywilliamsoncounty.org, community calendar, and social media.
Share healthy eating best and/or innovative practices within member organizations.
Develop consistent messaging to promote healthy eating in the county.
Notes: *An impactful relationship between two professional/community organizations is defined as a relationship where communication is clear, both parties benefit, and community impact occurs through collaboration.
Healthy Eating Performance Measures
Increase number of best practices identified.
Dec
2019
2019
Increase number of best practices shared.
Dec
2019
2019
Increase number of connections between services and individuals.
Dec
2019
2019
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Increase number of impactful relationships with all professional organizations.
Dec
2019
2019
Increase number of members who attend working group meetings.
Dec
2019
2019
Healthy Eating Data
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Healthy Eating Resources
Contact Information:
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