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West Seattle Businesses and Organizations Host

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Healthy Foods Here, is hosting a Healthy Foods Here Walk on Friday, June 22nd from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The walk will span four blocks with five checkpoints within the High Point neighborhood. At each checkpoint there will be educational activities, free food, and prizes assuring a fun event for all ages.   

Participating businesses and organizations include: Neighborhood House High Point Center, West Seattle Food Bank, Walgreens, High Point Mini Market and the High Point Market Garden.  Residents from all over King county are welcome to attend the event and witness some of the changes happening, even if they don’t live in the High Point neighborhood.

“We’re providing better access to healthy foods,” said Healthy Foods Here Technical Assistance Provider Kara Martin. “Eating right isn’t just an issue confined to this area, it affects everyone. We invite families to come out to learn about healthy options in a safe and fun environment.”

For more information about Healthy foods Here project, please visit the official website at www.healthyfoodshere.com.

About Healthy Foods Here

Healthy Foods Here is a partnership between King County Public Health – Seattle and the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development. This pioneering county-wide program is a new model of integrating economic development and public health to bring healthier food options to neighborhoods without access to many healthy foods. Healthy Foods Here helps businesses located in priority regions attract new customers, increase sales and profitability, and add nutritious products lines. Businesses may also receive assistance with merchandising, inventory management, store layout and design, communication with suppliers, seed capital and marketing.

Grow your business with Healthy Foods Here

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The Healthy Foods Here initiative is helping businesses in neighborhoods across King County offer healthier selections, including fresh fruits and vegetables. Businesses and communities are working collaboratively with Public Health-Seattle & King County and the city of Seattle to introduce healthy foods available at retail businesses in neighborhoods that have limited nutritious options.

 Healthy Foods Here will help businesses in specific neighborhoods in King County to attract new customers, increase sales and profitability, and add nutritious products lines. Businesses may also receive assistance with merchandising, inventory management, store layout and design, communication with suppliers, seed capital and marketing.

Also, the Healthy Foods Here initiative in Seattle has garnered some national attention, appearing on Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move blog. Let’s Move is an initiative working to solve the problem of obesity within a generation.

National retailers, such as Wal-Mart, are also catching on to the trend of an equal amount of healthy food options next to the snacks and treats that are already out there. Check out these articles on My Northwest and the New York Times on why it is important to sell healthier foods.

The Seattle Times also ran a special on the growing number of strokes in young and middle-aged Americans. In the article they promote Michelle Obama’s effort with Let’s Moveand the wide-spread effort to bring healthy foods to neighborhood grocers.

For more information on Healthy Foods Here,who to contact to get involved, and for flyers and brochures, please visit OED’s Healthy Foods Here webpage.