Nutrition Security

Nutrition Security: It’s a Basic Human Right

Nutrition Security is when all people have consistent access to safe, healthy affordable foods for them to enjoy optimal health and well-being.

Equitable Access to Nutritious Food

We believe everyone should have the nutritious food they need to support their health at every stage in life.  Yuma HEAL Coalition aims to improve equitable access to nutritious food by

• supporting the development of immediate food access supports like community gardens and neighborhood food pantries 
• advancing longer term-solutions that can create a more equitable, sustainable and resilient local food system 
• practicing cultural humility and respect for diverse traditions and preferences around food

Food System

A Food System is all of the components that are involved in the growing, transportation, processing, selling, consuming and disposing of food.

 Food Alliance

The Food Alliance is a group of people who have come together to improve food systems. As a working group of the Yuma H.E.A.L. Coalition, the Food Alliance is bringing together community residents, community agencies and local government to engage in a variety of efforts to enhance food access within our local food system.

If you are interested in being a part of this group, please contact:

Tricia Kinnell
Tricia.kinnell@yumacountyaz.gov
Ph: (928)317-4632