Philadelphia adults consume fast food two or more times per week, and only 13% of children eat the recommended five or more fruit or vegetable servings per day.

In many communities, it is easier to find a bag of chips and a soda from a corner store than it is to find a fresh apple or low-fat milk.  Get Healthy Philly aims to make it easier and more affordable for Philadelphians in all communities to eat healthy. 

• Develop a network of over 600 corner stores that sell and market healthy foods and beverages, and pilot test a citywide certification program.
  
• Market and sustain 10 new farmers' markets in low-income communities.
• Increase the purchasing power of SNAP (food stamp) recipients through Philly Food Bucks, which provides $2 of free fruits and vegetables for every $5 of SNAP benefits spent at participating farmers’ markets. 
• Incentivize healthy food sales and production through zoning and planning with the revamped Philadelphia2035 comprehensive plan.
• Reduce sodium levels by 10-15% in 100 Chinese take-out restaurants in low-income neighborhoods.
• Encourage all of Philadelphia birthing hospitals to implement strategies that support and promote breastfeeding. 
   

• Enrolled 630 stores in the Healthy Corner Store Network, creating greater access to fresh, healthy products for 220,000 residents.
• Increased SNAP sales at farmers’ markets by 390% from July 2010 (when the program began) to December 2011.
• Between July 2010 and March 2012, distributed 61,141 Philly Food Bucks at farmers’ markets, recreation centers, WIC offices, food pantries, churches, community groups and local events. 
• On December 22, 2011, passed the New Zoning Code, Bill No. 110845, that established provisions encouraging healthy eating.
• Piloted seven healthy carts in communities with limited access to healthy foods, high levels of poverty, and low car ownership.
• Started all of our Philadelphia's birthing hospitals on the pathway to implementing the evidence-based Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
  
  

2011-2012 Annual Report

• Healthy Corner Stores
  • Toolkit
  • Interactive map of healthy corner stores
  • Healthy Corner Store Initiative: 2012 report
    
    
• Farmers' Markets and Philly Food Bucks
  • Interactive map of farmers' markets
  • Philly Food Bucks video
  • Philly Food Bucks and Farmers' Market: 2010 report
    
    
• Success Stories: Healthy Foods in Communities

 

Find Out More

• Active Living in Communities
• Healthy Eating and Active Living in Schools
• Healthy Eating and Active Living in After-School Programs
• Workplace Policy Change for Healthy Eating and Active Living
• Media and Policy Environments
  

For more information, visit Food Fit Phillly or call 311.