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The Washington State Food and Nutrition Council 2011 conference is on September 9, 2011. Step Up to the Plate: Advocating Sustainable, Accessible Food Systems, will feature experts in various areas of advocacy. At times like this, public health professionals, clinicians and community members need the knowledge and tools to effect positive changes in their community. Click here to check out this year's lineup.
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Access To Healthy Foods Coalition, a 501(c)(3), is a group of businesses, industries, government agencies and non-profit organizations working together to positively influence health and nutrition in Washington state by improving the access to healthier foods where Washington citizens...
live, learn, work and play.
By working with Access, large employers, hospital cafeterias, school districts, public health agencies, agriculture associations and non-profit organizations can change the environment where food is available and influence policy makers and decision makers to promote the changes needed.
Access works to improve the availability of healthier foods:
Where We Live… in retail stores, military posts, restaurants, convenience stores, public health agencies, food assistance programs and more.
Where We Learn… in childcare centers, k-12 schools, colleges and universities and senior centers.
Where We Work… in private and governmental businesses, vending machines, healthcare facilities and more.
Where We Play… in recreation centers, community centers,
event stadiums, vending machines and more.
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