From: Chronic Disease Nutrition List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kuester, Sarah (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP)
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 5:06 PM
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Subject: Healthy Retail: A Set of Tools for Policy and Partnership

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Healthy Retail Launch - This email has information and resources that may be useful in your public health program and communication efforts.

With CDC support, ChangeLab Solutions recently released Healthy Retail: A Set of Tools for Policy and Partnership<http://goo.gl/nQSel0>, a suite of resources for developing a comprehensive approach to improving the retail environment. Public health practitioners in tobacco control, nutrition, and excessive alcohol use prevention are already working in the retail environment, but most are not working together. These innovative resources-a series of conversation starters, a playbook, and a collaboration workbook-can help government agencies collaborate to create a retail environment where it's easier to make healthy choices than unhealthy ones.

The materials are part of a new online library<http://goo.gl/uMGqwX>, which brings together different healthy retail resources, including tools for regulating tobacco, providing produce, and addressing alcohol. In one location, public health practitioners and others can learn why healthy stores are important and find strategies and policies for reaching a variety of healthy retail goals.

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The retail environment has a significant impact on community health. In many places, people lack access to fruits and vegetables, but can find tobacco, non-nutritious foods and beverages, and alcohol all too easily. Perhaps not surprisingly, tobacco use, poor nutrition, and excessive alcohol use are among the leading causes of chronic and deadly disease.

Changing the retail environment can change health outcomes. Stores that make the healthy choice the easy choice-by reducing tobacco marketing, stocking nutritious items, and not selling alcohol near schools, for instance-can actually improve health.

Public health practitioners in tobacco control, nutrition, and excessive alcohol use prevention are already working with stores, but most are not working with each other. These agencies can use Healthy Retail: A Set of Tools for Policy and Partnership<http://goo.gl/aI4HWo> to develop a comprehensive approach to improving the retail environment. These innovative resources-a series of conversation starters, a playbook, and a collaboration workbook-can help government agencies collaborate to create a retail environment where it's easier to make healthy choices than unhealthy ones. The materials are part of a new online library<http://goo.gl/NsgoHL>, which brings together different strategies, policies, and resources for reaching a variety of healthy retail goals.

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Facebook

*         The retail environment affects community health. Changing the retail environment can change health outcomes. Stores that make the healthy choice the easy choice-by reducing tobacco marketing, stocking nutritious items, and not selling alcohol near schools, for instance-can actually improve health. Government agencies already work with stores to create these changes, but they often don't work with each other. They can use ChangeLab Solutions' new resources and library to collaborate and create a healthy retail environment! http://goo.gl/bzFCJp

*         In many places, people lack access to fruits and vegetables, but can find tobacco, non-nutritious foods and beverages, and alcohol all too easily. It doesn't have to be this way. Stores that make the healthy choice the easy choice can actually improve health. Government agencies already work with stores to make healthy changes, but they often don't work with each other. ChangeLab Solutions' new resources and library can help governments agencies work together to create a healthy retail environment. http://goo.gl/bzFCJp


LinkedIn

*         Tobacco control, nutrition, and excessive alcohol use prevention practitioners work with stores to make healthy changes, but they often don't collaborate with each other. They can use ChangeLab Solutions' new resources and library to collaborate and create a healthy retail environment. http://goo.gl/k5q2if

Twitter

*         Create healthy stores in your community with @ChangeLabWorks' new tools!  http://goo.gl/yd7fzT #phealth

*         Tobacco, nutrition, & alcohol control practitioners can collaborate to create healthy stores and improve health! http://goo.gl/yd7fzT

*         .@ChangeLabWorks<mailto:.@ChangeLabWorks> asks: how can tobacco, nutrition, & alcohol control practitioners that want healthy stores collaborate? http://goo.gl/yd7fzT

*         .@ChangeLabWorks<mailto:.@ChangeLabWorks>' conversation starters, playbook, & collaboration workbook can help create healthier stores! http://goo.gl/yd7fzT

*         Library of Healthy Retail Resources: @ChangeLabWorks' new tool brings together all our healthy retail resources. http://goo.gl/jU9VYT

*         Healthy Retail Conversation Starters: use @ChangeLabWorks' talking points to make the case for collaboration. http://goo.gl/yd7fzT

*         Need innovative strategies to create healthy stores? Download @ChangeLabWorks' Healthy Retail Playbook for ideas! http://goo.gl/yd7fzT

*         .@ChangeLabWorks<mailto:.@ChangeLabWorks>' Collaboration Workbook can help form a partnership among gov't agencies to create healthy stores. http://goo.gl/yd7fzT

*         .@ChangeLabWorks<mailto:.@ChangeLabWorks>' Policy Poster offers strategies in tobacco ctl, nutrition, & alcohol use to create healthy stores http://goo.gl/yd7fzT