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POLICY: Other Policy Resources

Healthy Communities Design Database
Database
Database compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures of environmental and community-friendly policies. Searchable by state, issue area, type of legislation, etc.

Woodbury County, Iowa Local Food Purchase Policy (pdf)
Sample legislation
Policy that councils may be able to adopt or adjust for local purposes.

Community Health and Food Access: the Local Government Role
Policies and practice
This guide from the ICMA provides an overview of strategies and approaches that cities and counties can use to improve access to healthy foods, as well as case studies that examine success stories of community gardens, farmers' markets, food policy councils, and programs for children.

Linking Land Use Planning and the Food Environment
Article
This article, from smart growth online, explains the importance of connecting land use planning with the food environment and gives examples of locales who have done so successfully.