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Regional food access plan: steering committee recommends targeting SNAP/WIC enrollment and improved pantry outreach
Summary
Health educators reported about 200 resident surveys across three counties and identified four barriers to food access (cost, location, awareness, stigma). Stakeholders prioritized targeted enrollment outreach for SNAP/WIC, improved pantry outreach, and a resident advisory group to develop a five-year action plan.
Tabitha and Natalie McHale presented a regional food access assessment carried out with Wasatch and Utah counties and consultant Health Management Associates. The project combined key informant interviews, focus groups and about 200 resident surveys to identify barriers and recommend actions.
"From those resident surveys, which we had about equal representation from each county...we…
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