Resources

Food Hub Needs Assessment
Given the large number of local farms in our region, along with the growth in the good food movement among institutions and other buyers within San Diego County, the Center is currently working on a Food Hub Needs Assessment to determine whether our County would benefit from a food hub. The assessment involves several layers of research, surveys, and stakeholder interviews, with the final needs assessment report available on our San Diego Farmers resource page.

The Business Case for Breastfeeding: Steps for Creating a Breastfeeding friendly Worksite
The Business Case for Breastfeeding is a comprehensive program designed to educate employers about the value of supporting breastfeeding employees in the workplace. This website offers employers a toolkit, employee guide, instructional booklet, marketing resources, and informational materials to support their efforts in making a breastfeeding friendly worksite.

Childhood Obesity: It’s Everyone’s Business
Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States, and its causes and consequences are extensive. Like schools, healthcare providers, families, and communities, employers also have roles to play as part of a comprehensive solution.

Farmers’ Market Coalition
An ever-growing database of resources for farmers, market managers, market researchers, and organizations sponsoring or looking to start farmers markets.

Food Atlas
This new online tool allows you to get a spatial overview of your community’s ability to access healthy food-grocery stores, farmers’ markets, food prices, restaurants, food insecurity.

Getting to Grocery: Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail to Underserved Neighborhoods
Most cities would like to attract and develop healthy food retail, but they face many challenges. This guide offers an understanding of building and leveraging economic development strategies and partnerships that can help communities advance their healthy food retail goals.

Healthy Corner Stores Network
What is a corner store?  More importantly, what is a healthy corner store? The Healthy Corner Stores Network (HCSN) supports efforts to increase the availability and sales of healthy, fresh, affordable foods through small-scale stores in underserved communities. The Healthy Corner Stores Network provides information and resources for any number of questions you may have about corner stores and healthy retail.

Putting Businesses to Work for Health: Incentive Policies for the Private Sector
Public Health Law and Policy (PHLP) created this resource describing various ways that local government can incentivize businesses to make smart community health decisions.

San Diego Padres FriarFit Program
In 2008, the San Diego Padres established a new fitness initiative called FriarFit in collaboration with The California Endowment and SportService (PETCO Park concessionaire). FriarFit’s long-term goal is to improve the health and fitness of San Diegans.

SNAP/EBT at your Farmers Market: Seven Steps to Success
This handbook was designed by several agencies collaborating to help increase the number of farmers markets accepting SNAP benefits. The hope is that this movement will be a catalyst for improving not only the economic viability of farming, but also to improve nutrition in America’s food deserts, strengthen diverse communities, and reduce health care costs.

Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
WELCOA is a national non-profit dedicated to assisting business leaders, workplace wellness practioners, public health professionals and consultants in creating healthier worksites through publications, trainings, resources, and specialized membership services

Breastfeeding Advocacy 101 Toolkit
This toolkit provides information on breastfeeding rights, lactation accommodations, and resources to support mothers with breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is one of the first lines of defense against childhood obesity, and this resource provides mothers and employers with the tools to advocate for clean and private breastfeeding spaces at work.