This Data was collected as a result of polling which took place after the small

group breakout session at Intersections: Aligning Agriculture,

Nutrition, Health, and Economic Development on January 9, 2017.
1 of 3 questions were placed at each of the 15 tables. Attendees were given
the option to pick 2 of the questions in which to participate in a facilitated
discussion. Approximately 6 individuals including 1 facilitator were present at
each table. They were given 10 minutes to discuss the question and 5
minutes to decide, as a group, which answers they felt were most relevant
and impactful. Then, the most popular answers were collected on a polling
software which gave all attendees the ability to vote on their favorite
responses. The data is listed below.

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What role could the healthcare system play in the work
to build healthy food systems?
Short Term Opportunities:
Introducing locally grown food into schools. Farm to School (14%)
Education of healthcare professionals & medical students on role of
nutrition and local producers through farmers markets, store tours,
day with the dietician, etc. (12%)
Connect the community with tools and information to notify
legislators of potential policy change or addition concerning health
care. (7%)
Research showing benefits of healthy lifestyle. (3%)
Long Term Opportunities:
Introducing locally grown food into hospitals & patients lives.
(VeggieRX) (18%)
Community outreach program for educators (cooking skills, mobile
outreach, knife skills). (13%)
Incentivize/reward doctors for promoting healthy choices. (11%)
Overall health system board to educate public, connect resources,
and create partnerships. (8%)
Health marketing campaign using technology. (App) (6%)
Lobbyist for fresh/local producers. (5%)
What can we do to get more people growing and
consuming healthy food locally?
Short Term Opportunities:
School gardening as part of a curriculum prek-12 (18%)
Scholarships for agriculture, culinary, and nutrition programs. (14%)
Community education/demonstration classes. (11%)
Increasing availability. (7%)
Increase marketing. (5%)
Summer feeding programs (4%)

Long Term Opportunities:

Land access for people who want to farm, mentoring, and training.
(20%)
Easier access to funding for growers. Add responsibilities to growers
to teach those willing to learn. (11%)
Utilize technology to bridge gap between farmers and where their
produce is going with an app. (5%)
Improved methods of transportation. (4%)
What support do we need from policy makers, economic
development professionals, and institutional leaders?
Short Term Opportunities:
Economic incentives for supermarkets to sell local foods and to help
cover losses. (14%)
Keep policy makers in the know, the time is now to talk about
relevant issues (10%)
Address issues as multifaceted issues, not just economic
development, nutrition, etc.. (8%)
Team partnerships include everyone who is essential to move the
conversation forward. Reach out to professionals who are open-
minded to diverse ideas. (7%)
Plan for alignment, opportunity and implementation. (5%)
Provide public forum for collective impact. (4%)
Long Term Opportunities:
Student loan forgiveness for graduates going into farming. (20%)
Policy shift to recognize internet access as a human right with policy
change to mandate internet providers offer services throughout
entire country. Recognize the difficulty of getting into and out of rural
areas. (14%)
Educate about what you can do through nonprofit lobbying,
advocacy, and citizen education. How to access reps and create
opportunities to facilitate better understanding. (12%)State of TN
support of organic certification