Dissemination Audiences

Routinely sharing program information with the public helps keep stakeholders and community members informed on how the program is helping address healthy food access in rural areas. Dissemination of best practices, challenges, strategies, and successes can help promote the program locally and help other communities start their own programs to address healthy food accessibility.

For a list of key audiences for dissemination, see Methods of Dissemination in the Rural Community Health Toolkit.

Other key audiences for disseminating information on rural healthy food access programs include:

• Policymakers at the local, state, or federal level
• Food access advocacy groups
  • The Food Trust
  • Wholesome Wave
  • No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength
• State or federal agriculture and education agencies
• Local business and community leaders
• School boards
• Community development corporations
• Food banks
• Food system associations or coalitions
  • Farming groups and associations
  • Farm to School National Network
  • School Nutrition Association
  • State Farmers Market Associations
  • National Healthy Corner Stores Network
  • American Community Gardening Association
  • National Good Food Network
  • FoodCorps
  • FairShare CSA Coalition
  • Wallace Center