Tools
Resources in the Tools category include how-to type information that can be directly applied to projects such as toolkits, manuals, tip sheets, etc. This section is great for people working on or starting a healthy corner store initiative.
If you are looking for topic specific information (“evaluation” for example), there are two ways to narrow your search. Try clicking on one of the many tags on the right side of the section. You can also type in key words in the search box on the top right of the page.
November 14, 2011 in Tools
The Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) developed these evaluation tools to determine the availability of healthy foods in corner stores. Based on the results from these surveys, MDHFS launched The Minneapolis Healthy Corner Store Program. See more information about the project here.
Corner Store Visual Assessment Tool.
This 7-page tool can help organizers determine the availability of healthy foods in corner stores, as well as gain information about the potential of a store to offer healthier foods in the future. Surveyors can obtain information such as: services provided by the store (i.e. do they accept EBT); types, quality, and price of healthy food sold; a physical description of the store; availability of coolers and other space for displaying healthy items; and much more.
Corner Store Owner Survey.
Organizers can use this 5-page storeowner survey to help choose corner stores for participation in a healthy corner store project. The survey includes questions to gauge a store owner’s involvement in the neighborhood and community, commitment and interest in the project goals, and to gain information about the business itself.
Tags: Assessments, Evaluation, Inventory, Minneapolis, Program materials, Starting a HCS Program, Surveys, Toolkits and Manuals
November 14, 2011 in Tools
Live Well West Denver. Promotional guide for store owners committed to increasing healthy options in Denver. Includes food safety tips, guide to shelf life, local purchasing options and list of vendors, and display and sales tips.
- Food safety and handling on page 4
- Increasing sales of produce on page 4-5
- Tips for managing and displaying produce and shelf life guide on page 5-10
Tags: Merchandising, Produce/Food Handling Tips, Toolkits and Manuals
November 14, 2011 in Reports, Tools
The Community Food Environment page on this website includes suggestions for store owner incentives and links to reports, model programs, tools, policies and coalitions.
Tags: public health, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
The Center for Engagement and Community Development is working with partners on an initiative “to identify and develop models to sustain retail sources of food for rural Kansas citizens.” This website has information relevant to others outside of Kansas working on rural food access issues. It includes: a section on funding opportunities, challenges and best practices, pdfs of research reports, food suppliers for the Kansas-area, blank surveys and survey results for store owners and customers, and more.
Tags: Distribution, Rural, Surveys, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
Healthy Food Retailing Tool - PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity. This Healthy Food Retailing Tool describes inequities in access, what causes them, and how to address them. It includes information on retailing opportunities (including improving existing stores); case studies of healthy food retailing projects; and links to additional websites and resources, including policy reports and recommendations.
Tags: Economic Development, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
Food & Liquor Project This pilot project in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood provides social marketing and technical support for local corner stores that carry fresh produce and to encourage others to follow suit. The site includes information on the “Bodega Party in a Box,” and tips for how to hold a corner store cooking class and how to increase produce in your local corner store.
Tags: Program materials, Promotional Materials, Starting a HCS Program, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
Getting Started in the Convenience Store Business. Chock full of resources for aspiring corner store owners, the NACS website offers tips on choosing a location, making a business plan, store design and construction, employee training, and more.
Tags: Industry Trends, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
The Market Makeovers website is “a dynamic, user-friendly online toolkit about the process of transforming small corner stores to carry healthier food choices.” It focuses on the work of the South L.A. Healthy Eating Active Community Initiative and the group Public Matters. It includes resources describing how to do a corner store makeover, information about food deserts in L.A., and over 100 videos created primarily by youth. The site is described as “a way for everyone to dialogue, post and exchange questions and information.”
Tags: Food deserts, Los Angeles, video, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
This website maintains a national directory of small farms and CSAs that corner store organizers can use to find sources for local produce. The database is searchable by zip code, city, and state. Results include contact information, crops produced, and reviews.
Tags: local food, website
November 14, 2011 in Tools
The Healthy Stores Project is based in Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Human Nutrition. It works with projects in Manitoba, Ontario, Michigan, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Marshall Islands, some of which involve First Nations communities. Each project webpage includes background information and downloadable resources such as recipe cards, flyers, newspaper articles, and research reports. Click on “Intervention Materials” to see additional promotional/educational resources from each project, including resources in Korean for Baltimore store owners.
Tags: Merchandising, Program materials, Promotional Materials, Tribal, Urban
