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Overview
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Key Initiatives
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Measuring Progress
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Everyday Actions
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Advance policies, systems, and infrastructure that promote the availability of nutritious food and opportunities for physical activity and improved security, and enhance the experience of the individuals who live and work here.
Focusing attention on local food production and sourcing will reduce fuel used for transportation and offer greater regional resilience to climate change impacts on national and global food production. Also, more biking and walking will reduce vehicle miles traveled and related GHG emissions.
While some areas may have abundant food sources and access to safe infrastructure, consideration should be given to ensuring that these same resources are available in areas with fewer opportunities for both healthy food and safe physical activities.
Generating a demand for local food will create jobs both directly and indirectly. In addition, economic vitality will increase in many areas as crime is reduced and infrastructure is improved.
Focusing attention on local food production and sourcing will reduce fuel used for transportation and offer greater regional resilience to climate change impacts on national and global food production. Also, more biking and walking will reduce vehicle miles traveled and related GHG emissions.
While some areas may have abundant food sources and access to safe infrastructure, consideration should be given to ensuring that these same resources are available in areas with fewer opportunities for both healthy food and safe physical activities.
Generating a demand for local food will create jobs both directly and indirectly. In addition, economic vitality will increase in many areas as crime is reduced and infrastructure is improved.
- Encourage a "Complete Streets" transportation policy to increase options for biking and walking, and provide access to safe and affordable ways for people to travel around the county
- Develop better ways to encourage growing, distribution, and access to locally grown and nutritious food throughout the region with a particular focus on areas where access to nutritious food is most limited--sometimes called food deserts
- Increase the level of education and outreach about local, healthy food to develop greater interest in and demand for local food
- Shop local: support farmers markets in the community
- See out local/regional food: look for and request locally grown of produced products at traditional groceries or restaurants
- Eat an apple: integrate healthy snacks into your daily diet
- Take up an active hobby: organize a group walk or ride in your area; take advantage of the region's abundant local waterways to kayak, swim, or row
- Become a community emergency responder: volunteer to become a certified responder for your area; the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides training on basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety and disaster medical operations
- Join a Live Well work group or action team: Live Well has work groups focused on providing the region access to healthy food and physical activity