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Healthy Stores
of Ypsilanti
GOAL:
Promote Latinx community food security in Ypsilanti through increased access to culturally-relevant,
SNAP-eligible, healthy food options in small grocers or convenience stores1
THE PROBLEM:
Data from the 2014 Encuesta Buenos Vecinos (Latinx Health Survey) in Washtenaw County shows:
78.6% of Latinx
participants in 22.9% of Latinx
North Ypsilanti participants in
and 73% in North Ypsilanti
South Ypsilanti and 15.8% in
reported that South Ypsilanti
they ate less reported that it
than 5 servings was difficult to
of fruits & get the food
vegetables per they needed
day
Source: Washtenaw County Community Health Data, 2014 Encuesta Buenos Vecinos (Latinx Health Survey); data available at: https://healthsurveys.ewashtenaw.org/#/
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(2005). Evidence-Based Strategies to Build Community Food Security. Journal of the American Dietetic
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2. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. 2013. Research Opportunities Concerning the
Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger: Workshop Summary. Washington, D.C.:
The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/18504
3. Song H.J., Gittelsohn, J., Suratkar, S., Sharma, S., Anliker, J., A corner store intervention in a low-income
urban community is associated with increased availability and sales of some healthy foods. Public
Health Nutrition. 2009 November; 12(11): 2060–2067. doi:10.1017/S1368980009005242.
4. Dannefer R, Williams DA, Baronberg S, Silver L. Healthy bodegas: increasing and promoting healthy
foods at corner stores in New York City. Am J Public Health. 2012;102(10):e27-31.