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. 2019 Oct;109(10):1350–1357. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305221
Increase options for healthy eating or physical activity
  • Healthy Corner Store Initiative

  • Fresh Food Financing Initiative (new supermarkets)

  • Comprehensive district-wide school wellness policies

  • City Harvest—Philadelphia Horticultural Society gets food and gives to food banks

  • Nutrition programs in early childcare environments

  • Pennsylvania Farm to School initiative

  • Infrastructure to increase potable water in schools

Decrease deterrents to healthy eating or physical activity
  • Ban on sugary drinks in schools

  • Social-marketing campaign to decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

  • Comprehensive district-wide school wellness policies

Increase resources
  • Universal eligibility for school meals pilot

  • Philly Food Bucks—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program incentive programs for fresh fruit and vegetable purchases

Build community capacity
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education funding for nutrition education in schools

  • Campaign to build community support for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

  • Restaurant menu labeling—2010

  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities out-of-school-time program

  • Healthy You. Positive Energy program—began in 2010 with Communities Putting Prevention to Work

  • Pediatric obesity treatment

  • Healthy farms and healthy schools grant program

  • Breastfeeding Education, Support, and Training Program and Educating Practices/Physicians in their Communities

  • Pennsylvania STARS—Parent guide to quality childcare

  • Philadelphia Urban Food and Fitness Alliance

  • Healthy Corner Store Initiative

  • Comprehensive district-wide school wellness policies

  • New farmers markets in 10 low-income areas

Source. Jernigan et al.35 and Dawkins-Lyn and Greenberg.37