Food Coops

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Food Co-opsHealthy Eating Programmes

• Tower Hamlets CDA
• May 2006

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Why ?

• Tower Hamlets is the fourth most deprived borough
  in the UK.
• Poverty leads to poor diet which is manifested in
  high levels of food related illnesses -
• Obesity
• Type 2 diabetes
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  Hypertension
• Cardiovascular disease.
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• The Bangladeshi community have the highest levels
  of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the UK.
  
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• Very high rates of coronary heart disease in
  Tower Hamlets.
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• Bangladeshi male death rate 85 higher than
  national average.

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The beginning - 1996
CDA supports the first food co-op in 1996.   Two
new co-ops established with SRB funds in
2002.   Primary Care Grant purchase van in
2004.   Big Lottery 190k grant in 2005.   Sub
contract food purchasing to Community Food
Access.
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The Year Ahead

• Ongoing support for 8 food co-ops.
• Supply all food co-ops with a weekly delivery of
  food.
• More demand to establish new co-ops than CDA can
  meet.
• PCT will not renew funding 2006/07.
• Six Healthy Eating one day Community Events.
• Contracting with farmers co-ops to produce food
  for co-ops.
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• Local Authority 5 year contract to supply fruit
  veg to 20 schools. Potential to expand contract
  to 99 schools in 3 years.

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The Bright Future
Support launch of Health Eating School Tuck
Shops.   1 million lottery bid.   Launch
service for local firms (e.g. Swiss Re,
Citigroup, etc) to bulk purchase fruit to be
given free to their staff.   Organic ?   Home
delivery service to elderly, people with
disabilities, etc ?   Olympics ?
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Establishing Funding Food Co-ops

• Identify estate / area.
• Form partnership with community centre.
• Research need, health, retailers, find
  volunteers.
• Training volunteers / staff.
• LAUNCH EVENT
• More training and support.
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• Food Co-ops are not viable businesses but rather
  a community service requiring funding in
  perpetuity.

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Most respondents said the co-op location met
their needs.
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53 of respondents saidco-op prices were
attractive to them.
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User views on the quality of food sold at the
Co-ops
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Increase in Vegetable Consumption
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