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Healthy Corner Store Efforts Picking up in Chicagoland
As part of a multi-year effort to increase the number of places where the public can make positive health and nutrition choices, the Cook County Department of Public Health has partnered with CLOCC to develop a network of Healthy Corner Stores within the Healthy Hotspot community.
In recent months, six corner stores have come online as part of the program. Locations now include Blue Island, Chicago Heights, Ford Heights, Hazel Crest and Riverdale. Healthy HotSpot Corner Stores make nutritious foods and beverages available to more people, including residents of underserved communities. These stores stock food items including vegetables, fresh fruits and low-fat dairy. Healthy Hotspot shelves and baskets are used to increase the visibility of the nutritious offerings.
Healthy Corner Store development is called out as a food access strategy in CLOCC's Blueprint for Accelerating Progress in Childhood Obesity Prevention in Chicago. In March, more than three dozen public health professionals attended CLOCC's workshop on Healthy Corner Store development. This past Tuesday, April 11, CLOCC and UIC students were on hand at New Way Market in Ford
Heights to facilitate a tasting event which highlighted some of the healthy foods available (below). As future events are planned, they will be posted on the calendar page at
CLOCC.net.
Current locations include:
- Herman's Foods & Deli, 20 W. 138th, Riverdale
- New Way Foods, 1307 E. Lincoln Hwy, Ford Heights
- Hidalgo Meat Market, 2801 Broadway St., Blue Island
- Dixie Market, 2014 W. 170th St., Hazel Crest
- Dona's Finer Foods, 12824 Mozart St., Blue Island
- La Michoacana, 1148 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights
- Jordan's Foods, 1258 W 127th St., Calumet Park
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Childhood Obesity in the News
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RSVP for 2016's Final Food Access Workshop: Farmers' Markets
Registration for CLOCC's
 final Food Access Workshop of 2016 ends Wednesday. Join us and interact with a panel of local experts who will discuss strategies for building and sustaining Farmers' Markets in Chicago. To register yourself and your colleagues, please RSVP through the link below. Registration will close Wednesday, April 20 at 5:00 p.m. or when attendance reaches capacity.
CLOCC Food Access Workshop:
Famers' Markets
Thursday April 21, 2016
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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About CLOCC
The Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is a nationally recognized leader for community-based obesity prevention. We support, coordinate, and unite partners to promote healthy and active lifestyles for children and families. Our multi-sector approach emerged in Chicago and can be adapted for use anywhere.
225 E. Chicago Ave., Box 157 Chicago, IL 60611 312-227-7100 www.clocc.net
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The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau is accepting applications for fiscal year 2016 Children's Healthy Weight Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network. "The purpose of this program is to increase the proportion of children and young adults ages birth to 21 years who fall within a healthy weight range by supporting states to adopt evidence-based or evidence-informed policies and practices related to nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding that support healthy weight behaviors." Deadline is May 17th. |
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Continuing Education Credits Available at the Illinois School Wellness Conference
The 9
th
Annual Illinois School Wellness Conference will be hosted by IL Action for Healthy Kids on April 28, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza, Springfield IL.
The conference is intended for school administrators, educators, physical education teachers, school food personnel, school nurses, school health/wellness team members, board members and other leaders of health organizations, students and community advocates.
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