Healthier foods where Washington citizens live, learn, work and play.

Access To Healthy Foods Coalition, a 501(c)(3), is a group of businesses, industries, government agencies and non-profit organizations working together to positively influence health and nutrition in Washington state by improving the access to healthier foods where we live, learn, work and play.

Access increases the availability of healthier foods by changing the environment where food is available and by working with policy makers and decision makers to promote change.

Access also brings together buyers, suppliers and distributors to offer healthy choices in the workplace, in schools, restaurants, community centers, military posts, hospitals, vending machines, at retail and through food assistance programs. With increased access to healthy foods, Access believes Washington citizens can and will make positive choices when faced with food decisions, because healthy foods are available.

Access To Healthy Foods Coalition efforts were initiated in 2003 by the Washington State Department of Health as a way to increase healthy eating and to implement the Washington State Nutritional and Physical Activity Plan.

Access is funded in part by a grant from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Washington State Department of Health with primary funding from members and supporters.

Access serves as a clearing house and a resource to:

• Connect buyers and suppliers of healthy foods
• Facilitate collaboration between suppliers of healthy foods
• Link suppliers of healthy foods to consumers
• Develop streamlined distribution for healthy foods
• Increase business, school and industry awareness of the benefits of offering healthy foods
• Coordinate the Northwest Healthy Foods Expo, an annual event for buyers and suppliers of healthy foods
• Increase awareness of the benefits of healthy foods to Washington citizens
• Build communications targeting policy makers

Access to Healthy Foods Coalition is supported by a grant from Washington State Department of Health's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Program.

Current Projects
Read more on the Current Projects page.

Access Board Members

Officers:

Chair                                                                    

Kyle Unland