1. Strategies to Promote Healthy Eating at Your Worksite

2. Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. §107 et seq.)
Administered by State Licensing Agencies
Elected Committee of Blind Vendors
-Background info…(passed US Congresss 1936; amended 1974)
-Federal act gives preference to blind persons to operate vending facilities on public property
-Applies to state agency cafeterias and vending machines (some exclusions)
-Administered by State Licensing Agencies, but requires establishment of an elected committee of blind vendors who actively participate to develop program policies
-Elected committee of blind vendors develop policies, so some variance between states in implementation

3. -Texas agency responsible for implementing Randolph Sheppard is DARS/DBS – BET
-Federally sponsored, state-administered program that provides food management opportunities for Texans who are blind under authority of Randolph-Sheppard Act
-Responsible for licensing blind persons to operate vending facilities on state, federal and other property
-Competitive/bidding process for contracts
-For profit business operation – state agency cannot dictate foods sold, set restrictions, or compete with foods sold
-Best success to date through approaching individual managers
-Not BET’s role to dictate what vendors sell, but they would like to know progress and initiatives in cafeterias
-Bottom line – they are business folks. Use this lens – how can you help grow their business or expand customer base? If something is not increasing profits (or isn’t at least cost neutral), what else might be feasible?
-If increasing healthy options (or decreasing unhealthy options) is the goal, be creative – there are a million ways you can move this forward
-Do not approach a manager with a set agenda. If they don’t buy in and have the ability to develop an initiative with you, you may be setting yourself up for failure

4. Sustainable Food Center cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. SFC envisions a food secure community where all children and adults grow, share and prepare healthy, local food.

5. SFC programs Farmers markets WIC FMNP and Food Stamp EBT programs
Farm direct deliveries to hospitals, universities, and worksites

6. SFC programs Farm to Work
Created as a partnership project with DSHS and SFC
Goal: make fruits and vegetables the easy choice
Orders and payments made online, with deliveries at the worksite.

7. SFC programs Farm-to-Cafeteria
Direct deliveries to worksite cafeterias
SFC connects farmers with institutions, provides administrative and promotional support

8. SFC programs Peer-facilitated cooking classes
Interactive nutrition demonstrations
Food and nutrition resources