Food Group Action Plan

workingtogetherlogoACTION PLAN FOR THE FOOD PLANNING GROUP

Objective 1: Increase knowledge of the benefits of healthy eating and skills for budgeting, cooking and preserving healthy food.

Program, Project or Activity: Cooking Class Series 2014.
Time Frame: Kick-off event and ongoing.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility:
Other: Some incentives for class attendance (crock-pot give aways, gift cards, recipes, nutrition information).
Needs: Training for Food Committee on meal preparation workshops.

Program, Project or Activity: Market To Table (set list of ingredients, meet to prepare meal, price comparison for.
Time Frame:
Cost Approximation: Little: $0-$200.
Responsibility:
Other:
Needs: Kitchen facility.

Program, Project or Activity: Food Budgeting.
Time Frame:
Cost Approximation: Little: travel.
Responsibility: Extension
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Program, Project or Activity: Cooking: Family Cooking Classes, Crock-pot Meals, Meals for 2, Healthy Holiday Cooking, Toddler Meals.
Time Frame:
Cost Approximation: Moderate: food supplies, cooking equipment, charge participation fee.
Responsibility: Extension, SMDH, restaurants.
Other: Potential audiences: Pregnancy resource center, seniors, families.
Needs: Training for for cooking kit and demonstrations.

Program, Project or Activity: Family Food Night.
Time Frame: 2014-2015.
Cost Approximation: Moderate: $200-$1000 (gift cards, other incentives, recipe cards).
Responsibility: Food Committee
Other: Showcase of restaurants/business/organizations cooking healthy food (nutrition information). Work with group organizing health fair to include food as aspect.
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Program, Project or Activity: Seasonal Cooking Demos at Farmers’ Market and Stores
Time Frame: 2014.
Cost Approximation: Little.
Responsibility: Groceries, Extension, other?
Other:
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Program, Project or Activity: Advertising.
Time Frame: Ongoing.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility: HDC, Food Committee
Other: Additional advertising opportunities like social media, banners, FD sign, flyers.
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Objective 2: Increase access to healthy, affordable food in our community.

Program, Project or Activity: Summer Food Program.
Time Frame: Summer 2014.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility: Food Committee in collaboration with Salem R-80 Food Service, daycares, summer camp programs, other youth summer programs.
Other: Work on opportunity to provide summer food source for youth in Dent County, replacement for backpack program for participants (summer feeding program). Head Start meal kits.
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Program, Project or Activity: Healthy Concessions at Parks.
Time Frame: Summer 2014.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility: HDC, City of Salem.
Other: Melissa and Kim will work with Greg Nash.
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Program, Project or Activity: Restaurant Healthy Menu Items.
Time Frame: 2014.
Cost Approximation: Little.
Responsibility: Food Committee.
Other: Also promote use of locally sourced food, advertisements of healthy options, stickers on menus.
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Program, Project or Activity: Brochure of Local Sources.
Time Frame: 2015.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility: Food Committee.
Other: Where to buy locally grown, processed food.
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Program, Project or Activity: Support School/Community Gardens.
Time Frame: Long term.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility: Schools, Extension, other?
Other: Farm to School grant available; garden clubs as potential volunteers, would need background checks; stipends for teachers.
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Program, Project or Activity: Encourage EBT at Farmers’ Market.
Time Frame: Long term.
Cost Approximation: Moderate.
Responsibility: SACBA, HDC.
Other:
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Program, Project or Activity: Encourage Food Policy Changes at Workplaces.
Time Frame: Long term.
Cost Approximation: Little.
Responsibility: Food Committee.
Other: Work with businesses to support healthy vending machines, Progressive Ozark as example.
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