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Be Well: Healthy People, Healthy Places - Diet & Food Resources

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Regional, statewide, and national resources related to the Be Well: Diet & Food coverage


Federal data on food deserts

Sound of Ideas: Food Deserts & Childhood Nutrition

The Food Policy Coalition (FPC) Community Food Guide is a helpful tool that busts myths about healthy & local food, helps families create heatlhy meal plans & shopping lists, provides the locations of Cuyahoga County Farmers' Markets, and more. 

Information on Summer Sprout and other community garden programs

Wholesome Wave- one of the first organizations to implement a fruit and vegetable prescription program.

The Health Improvement Partnership is made up of a consortium of organizations and agencies dedicated to improving the health of all Cuyahoga County residents.

NPR report: Doctors Prescribe Fruits and Veggies

Case Western Reserve University: Raising Healthy Kidz

Basic information about lead in drinking water from the Environmental Protection Agency

Home Water Testing Fact Sheet

Protect your family from exposure to lead.

EPA: Map and information on current Drinking Water Advisories for Ohio

Certified EPA Laboratories for Water Testing in Ohio

CDC: Lead in Water

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