May well 25, 2023. Reno/Sparks, NV – The Washoe County Well being District (WCHD) has partnered with Carnicería Tres Amigos on Sutro Street to enhance choice of healthier foods that residents in underserved communities can access. This is the initially Latino industry to join The Healthful Corner Shop project.

Carnicerías, or butcher shops, are go-to retailers for quite a few Washoe County residents due to their easy places and perfect components to make Latin American meals.

As the most up-to-date participating shop of the Healthful Corner Shop Project, Carnicería Tres Amigos now has bilingual signage and literature to motivate and/or educate buyers to make healthier options, with the target of enhancing well being disparities and chronic illnesses whilst intentionally and authentically reaching the neighborhood members this carnicería serves.

What: Media is invited to Carnicería Tres Amigos to understand far more about this new partnership and see firsthand how the project aims to boost well being disparities. Interviews will be obtainable in English and Spanish

Who: The Washoe County Well being District (WCHD) has partnered with Carnicería Tres Amigos on Sutro Street to enhance choice of healthier foods to Latino residents via the Healthful Corner Retailers Project

When: Friday, May well 26th at ten:30 a.m.

Exactly where: Carnicería Tres Amigos, 2145 Sutro St. #five, Reno, NV 89512

Note: Interested media, please RSVP to Ivet Contreras, ic@icmediastrategy.com

The Healthful Corner Shop project, much better identified as Grab Healthful, is a collaboration with shop owners to stock and industry healthier foods in neighborhood corner retailers. WCHD gives shop owners and managers guidance on what foods to buy, advertising and marketing and coaching supplies, and bins to show the healthier foods the shop owners/managers are then accountable for the buy of the solutions. The initial pilot project started with 3 neighborhood corner retailers participating in 2022: 7-Eleven – 1770 Sutro St. Reno, NV 89512, Reno Meals &amp Discount Liquor – 1123 E 6th St. Reno, NV 89512, and Vassar Marketplace – 1870 Vassar St. Reno, NV 89502.

WCHD is optimistic to continue expanding the plan and get far more retailers involved. Shop owners/managers interested in participating in the Healthful Corner Shop project, can speak to Amanda Santos at 775-328-6158, e-mail arsantos@washoecounty.gov, or take a look at https://www.washoecounty.gov/well being/applications-and-solutions/cchs/chronic-illness-prevention/Neighborhood-tools/HCS.php.

For further data about the plan please take a look at GetHealthyWashoe.com.

The Washoe County Well being District is nationally accredited by the Public Well being Accreditation Board and has jurisdiction more than all public well being matters in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County via the policy-creating Washoe County District Board of Well being. The District consists of 5 divisions: Administrative Well being Solutions, Air High-quality Management, Neighborhood and Clinical Well being Solutions, Environmental Well being Solutions and Epidemiology &amp Public Well being Preparedness. Additional information can be located right here.