Webinar to take a look at business strategies for provide healthy food to underserved communities

Many rural areas are designated as "food deserts" because they lack easy access to supermarkets. The Healthy Food Access Portal will be hosting a webinar called "New and Innovative Models from the Field: Alternative Retail Strategies" at 1 p.m. EDT April 11. "This webinar will detail successful strategies and highlight important impacts such as reductions in diet-related diseases and the revitalization of communities by providing needed job," a press release says.

"Across the country, markets are adopting unique and innovative business strategies to provide healthy food to underserved communities," the release says. "The range and diversity of these alternative models run the gamut from farmers’ markets that incorporate community health clinics to large urban farms serving grocery stores and institutional clients." Register here.