PSE: Community Restaurants and Food VendorsAmy DeLisioProgram Director IPublic Health InstituteNEOP SNAP-Ed Program

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Introductions

Agenda 10:30 Welcome 10:35 PSE: Restaurant and Food Vendors

(Amy) 10:50 CX3 Restaurant and Vendor

Assessment (Betty) 10:55 Work plan (Nestor) 11:00 local presentation: Pasadena 11:15 Q&A 11:30 local sharing/open line

National Menu Improvements Let’s Move

Restaurants are not a priority channel that is called out Michelle Obama has encouraged restaurants to offer healthier menu

items

Hyatt For Kids by Kids menus Worked with Alice Waters

Improving Hospital Food and Beverage Environments Cleveland Clinic

American Heart Association Heart checked meals Meets heart healthy nutrition standards

National Initiative Nation Restaurant Association

Kids Live Well Program Partnered with Healthy Dining Nearly 42,000 restaurant locations are part of

Kids Live Well Voluntary program Set minimum criteria for kids options

Focuses on increasing fruits and vegetable options, lean protein, low fat dairy and whole grains

Restaurants get free promotional materialshttp://www.restaurant.org/Industry-Impact/Food-Healthy-Living/Kids-LiveWell/About

State InitiativeMississippi Statewide Healthy Dining Initiative Eat Healthy Mississippi

Promotes locally grown produce in menu items Connects farmers and restaurants

Public/Private Partnership Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Dining Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association Dietitians used to analyze healthy menu items for the

restaurant

Local Initiative New York City’s Green Carts

Increase access and consumption of fruit and vegetables Only can carry fresh fruits and vegetables

Licensing costs $53 for food handling course $75 for two years, renewals $50

New York City made available 1000 green cart permits Brooklyn 350 Bronx 350 Manhattan 150 Queens 100 Staten Island 50

Fee EBT Qualifying Vendors

Local Initiatives Green Carts-San Jose, CA Public/Private partnerships

Santa Clara County Health Department Put into general plan

Local Non-profits Health Trust Community Members

Increase access to fruits and vegetables in low income neighborhoods

Local Initiative Novato City (Marin County)

Passed an ordinance to prohibit mobile vending within 1,500 feet from all schools

Public/private partnerships Kaiser Permanente Marin County Health Department Youth Leadership Institute Engaged youth and community School district

http://www.civicpartnerships.org/#!in-brief-series/c1v2e

PSE Work: Getting Started Education: Teach healthy dining and menu labeling

Ask for visible easy to find postings

Engage and educate the local restaurant owners and local street vendors Be flexible Menu design Use symbol to identify healthy choices Offer to review recipes for the business to meet standards

Engage community members Create the demand

Engage partners

Coming Soon:Dining Area Tabletop Mini-Posters

To be displayed in 3-sided tabletop acrylic holder (POS-947)

PSE Work: Getting Started Speak in business language

Profits are important

Farm to Table May be a cost effective strategy Good for local economy Connect growers and restaurant owners

Offer Promotional Items and technical assistance Use symbols to highlight healthy items Provide or review recipes Healthy Dining signage

Tips that influence choices Raises awareness of options