1. Healthy Food Donation List
Lynn Faria, Director Community Relations, Hartford HealthCare
Gina Smith, Community Health Improvement Coordinator, Yale New Haven Health
Teresa Dotson, University of Saint Joseph SNAP-ed Program Coordinator

2. CT State Health Improvement Plan
Focus Area 3: Chronic Disease Prevention & Control
Asthma
Obesity
Oral Health
Tobacco

3. CT State Health Improvement Plan
Obesity Subcommittee:
Goal: Reduce by 5% the prevalence of obesity in children
Prevalence of obesity across different demographics
Percentage much higher in low income populations

4. Food Pantries and Health
Low-income families rely on food pantries on a regular basis
There is a link between food insecurity and obesity
Obesity leads to other health issues diabetes, heart disease, difficulty moving around.

5. Food Donations Should meet the Dietary guidelines for: Sodium Sugar
Fat
Provide variety of choices including
“special diets”

6. Healthy Food Donation list
Goal: Improve nutritional quality of food donated
One common list of guidelines

7. Healthy Food Donation List

8. Categories

9. Categories

10. Categories

11. Helpful Hints

12. Distribution- How You Can Help!
SHIP Advisory Committee
Organizations
United Way
Business community
Faith communities
Health departments/districts
Foodshare
Connecticut Food Bank
Others
Web access