Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Email:
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles, California.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 May 24;15:E61. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170291.
Increasing access to fresh produce in small retail venues could improve the diet of people in underserved communities. However, small retailers face barriers to stocking fresh produce. In 2014, an innovative distribution program, Community Markets Purchasing Real and Affordable Foods (COMPRA), was launched in Los Angeles with the aim of making it more convenient and profitable for small retailers to stock fresh produce. Our case study describes the key processes and lessons learned in the first 2 years of implementing COMPRA. Considerable investments in staff capacity and infrastructure were needed to launch COMPRA. Early successes included significant week-to-week increases in the volume of produce distributed. Leveraging partnerships, maintaining a flexible operational and funding structure, and broadly addressing store owners' needs contributed to initial gains. We describe key challenges and next steps to scaling the program. Lessons learned from implementing COMPRA could inform other jurisdictions considering supply-side approaches to increase access to healthy food.
增加小型零售场所新鲜农产品的供应可以改善服务不足社区人群的饮食。然而，小型零售商在储存新鲜农产品方面面临障碍。2014 年，在洛杉矶启动了一项创新的分销计划——社区市场采购真实和负担得起的食品（COMPRA），旨在使小型零售商储存新鲜农产品更加方便和有利可图。我们的案例研究描述了在实施 COMPRA 的头 2 年中关键的流程和经验教训。推出 COMPRA 需要对员工能力和基础设施进行大量投资。早期的成功包括每周分发的农产品数量显著增加。利用合作伙伴关系、保持灵活的运营和资金结构以及广泛满足店主的需求，促成了最初的收益。我们描述了扩大该计划的关键挑战和下一步措施。从实施 COMPRA 中吸取的经验教训可以为其他考虑通过供应方措施增加获得健康食品机会的司法管辖区提供参考。
