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Eat Linn County Mobile Market
Anne Crotty, MPH 2010 (expected)University of Iowa
7/30/2010
60% of Linn Co. adults overweight or obese2
38 % of CR 5th graders overweight/at risk*
Oakhill Jackson 31% Taylor 36% Time Check 42% Cedar Hills 38% Wellington Heights 33%
The Issue
* Unpublished data. See handout.
Why?- Fruits & vegetables unavailable in neighborhood
- Competition with other foods
- Cost
- Time
- Taste preferences/ unfamiliarity
The Issue
Reciprocal Determinism
Expectations
Behavioral Capability
Self Efficacy
Observational Learning
Reinforcements
Social Cognitive Theory6
Availability of Fresh Produce in 5 Neighborhoods
Red= convenience store Purple = fast foodGreen = supermarket Yellow = NewBo City Market
Healthy Linn Care Network1
◦ Community health needs Linn Co. Public Health
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development3
◦ Protects and develops resources in 5 counties to…
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub4
◦ Addresses community needs through unifying and empowering people
Organizations
Vision◦All Cedar Rapids residents will have access
to high-quality and affordable produce…
Mission◦Eliminate health & food security barriers
delivering & affordable produce…
Values◦Sustainability◦Support local farmers◦Food justice
Vision, Mission & Values
CSA= Community Supported Agriculture5
Contract w/ farmers for 250 shares ($5000 each)
Farmers deliver to NewBo City Market
CSA boxes churches; residents churches
Wholesale distributer in winter
$30 membership fee
$125,000 in salaries
Original Proposal
Contract with 5 farmers for 50 CSA shares ($4000 each)
Operates 3 seasons
Serves 50 member families (year 1)
Farmers deliver to Eat Linn County warehouse
Produce truck runs route in neighborhoods, stopping at specific locations
Mobile Market Proposal
Mobile Market Proposal
The Truck◦Shelves, sound system, awning, ramp, solar
panels, biodiesel, logo
Educational displays, cooking demos & samples
Priced at 10% above wholesale cost, plus a $30 annual membership fee per family.
Accept EBT or cash
Mobile Market
Requires 2 volunteer hours per month◦ Warehouse @ NewBo City Market◦ Marketing◦ Office work◦ Neighborhood site or other organization◦ Cook for a sick friend; baby-sit, etc.
Eat Linn County Mobile Market
Mobile MarketPossible Designs
http://www.cdcg.org/veggiemobile/ http://laist.com/2009/09/09/redesigning_the_farmers_market.php
Recruit farmers October 2010
Money in hand January 2011
Farmers commit 1 year January 2011
Buy truck & convert January 2011
Recruit Sale Locations March 2011
Market to social service orgs. March 2011
Membership drive May 2011
Timeline
Year 1Budget $200,000 through earmark in Farm Bill
Half goes to NewBo City Market renovation
After year 1, relies mostly on grant funding
See handout
◦Eliminate transportation barrier
◦Builds community
◦Self-promoting
◦Does not rely on inside space
◦Customers pick items, quantity, & frequency
◦Provides education
Strengths
Not financially self-sustainable
No dairy or meat products
Only 3 seasons◦ Survey, adjustments, grant applications◦ Consider 4 seasons after 1st year
Weaknesses
Simplified marketing
Existing resources
Large coalition base
Build community
Mobilize customers to “give back”
Boys and Girls Club youth design logo
Opportunities
Competition with unhealthy foods
Amount of produce vulnerable to weather
Perception that locally grown and healthy foods are for rich people
Long-term commitment of sites
Threats
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub
◦Hire administrator, assistant manager & driver (AmeriCorps)
◦Recruit neighborhood sites
◦Administrative tasks & marketing
◦Annual survey
◦Operate delivery truck
◦Grantwriting (lead)
Roles & Responsiblities
www.hub25.org
Iowa Valley R & CD◦ Recruit & manage contracts with farmers◦ Grantwriting
Healthy Linn Care Network◦ Grantwriting ◦ Monitor health effects, fruit & vegetable
consumption◦ Program expansion
Roles & Responsibilities
http://www.ivrcd.org/ & http://www.healthylinn.org
More diverse5
◦80% white, 20% black
Younger population5
◦Median Age 33 (CR 35)
More densely populated5
◦3950/sq. mi (CR 1913/sq. mi.)
Market Analysis
Poorer5
◦17% live below poverty (CR 11%)
More single-mother headed households5
◦12.5% (CR 7%)
Most common occupations5
◦Sales/office, service, construction
Market Analysis
Low-income families in neighborhoods
Existing networks
Postcards in businesses (social service agencies, physicians, etc.)
Table tents in workplace break rooms
Media
Word-of-mouth
Auditory, visual, olfactory
Marketing Plan
5 neighborhoods
Assessed availability and quality of sidewalks, appearance, safety, etc.
Most neighborhoods had sidewalks on major streets◦Not side streets◦Time Check / Northwest Area
Resistance to sidewalks
Walkability Assessments
Number of member families
Pre-enrollment data via enrollment form
Pounds of produce sold weekly
Press events
Testimonials
Annual anonymous survey◦Health conditions, meals/week eaten at home,
confidence, community engagement
Measuring Success
Public Health Domains & Competencies
Identify the social & community factors in the cause & solution…
Identify stakeholders…
Describe steps for planning…
Describe the merits of the intervention…
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Leadership◦Articulate an achievable mission, core values, & vision
◦Use collaborative methods…
◦Apply social justice & human rights principles
Interdisciplinary Competencies
Diversity & Culture◦Apply principles of community-based participatory research
Survey & focus group data
Resident involvement
Member investment & empowerment
Interdisciplinary Competencies
Program Planning◦Describe tasks that ensure
implementation goes as intended
◦Prepare a program budget…
◦Collaborate w/ others to prioritize resources…
Interdisciplinary Competencies
Communication◦Show effective oral & written…
Business plan
Collaboration
Coalition meeting
Interdisciplinary Competencies
1. Healthy Linn Care Network. (n.d.). Healthy Linn Care Network. Retrieved July 25, 2010 from http://www.healthylinn.org/
2. Iowans Fit for Life. (2007). Annual report from the 2007 Iowa Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Retrieved July 22, 2010 from http://www.idph.state.ia.us/brfss/common/pdf/2007BRFSSannual.pdf
3. Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development. (2010). Who we are. Retrieved July 25, 2010 from http://www.ivrcd.org/who_we_are.php
4. Matthew 25 Ministry Hub. (n.d.). Mission of the Matthew 25 Ministry Hub. Retrieved July 25, 2010 from http://www.hub25.org/about-matthew-25/mission.html
5. Onboard Informatics. (2010). Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved July 26, 2010 from http://www.city-data.com/city/Cedar-Rapids-Iowa.html
6. National Cancer Institute. (2005). Theory at a Glance. Retrieved July 28, 2010 from http://www.cancer.gov/PDF/481f5d53-63df-41bc-bfaf-5aa48ee1da4d/TAAG3.pdf
References