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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	02/27/2023
Subject: Consideration for a Healthy Retail Ordinance
Submitted For:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Department:	Health Services
Referral No.:	122 - New 2023
Referral Name:	Policy Options for Healthy Options at the Point of Sale (HOPS)
Presenter:	Ali Wohlgemuth, Ingrid De Santiago, Denise Milosevich, Mayra Lopez, HOPS Youth Advocates	Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 655-2051

Information

Referral History:

At the May 24, 2022 Board of Supervisors meeting, Healthy Options at Point of Sale (HOPS) youth advocates presented information and recommendations for healthy food options and condom accessibility in the retail environment of unincorporated Contra Costa County. The presentation concluded with a unanimous Board vote to refer to the Family and Human Services Committee the topic of Healthy Options at Point of Sale so that the Health Services Department's Public Health Division, in collaboration with the HOPS youth advocates, could look further into the issues presented and prepare policy or ordinance recommendations for the full Board's consideration.

Referral Update:

The policy being considered is the Healthy Retail Ordinance, which would set minimum nutrition standards for foods and drinks at checkout, and require condoms to be available to customers without staff assistance, in food retail stores over 2000 square feet throughout unincorporated Contra Costa County.

The purpose of this policy is to address inequitable marketing and placement of unhealthy foods and drinks in the retail environment and ultimately decrease the prevalence of diet related chronic diseases in Contra Costa County.
The secondary purpose is to address the gap in condom availability through the retail environment to mitigate the disproportionate rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

DISCUSS the issues presented and the policy option recommendations from the Health Services Department Public Health Division staff on the topic of Healthy Options at Point of Sale;
AND

ACCEPT the reports and workplan as presented by the Health Services Department Public Health Division staff regarding its findings and recommendations on the topic of Healthy Options at Point of Sale and DIRECT staff to forward the reports and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for further consideration;
OR
DIRECT staff regarding further follow up information needed for continuing the discussion at this Committee.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact.

Attachments
Healthy Retail Staff Report
Retailer Implementation Packet
Proposal for Healthy Checkout Model Ordinance
Healthy Retail Presentation Slides