Healthy Corner Stores Network

Southern California Public Radio, September 6, 2010. This radio clip features a panel discussion about why some neighborhoods in Los Angeles have an abundance of grocery stores while others rely heavily on corner stores. Representatives from Healthy Eating Active Communities (HEAC) describe market makeovers that they have organized in L.A. neighborhoods. They decided to target corner stores because those are the stores that already exist in many neighborhoods. A representative from a community redevelopment agency describes that organization’s efforts to make façade improvements and help stores purchase equipment (refrigerators) for storing perishable goods. Also, a HEAC youth ambassador describes the process of doing a market makeover in her own community.