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Food Access Specialist

Adams County Colorado • Brighton, CO, US • published 2026-10-08 15:04:20.011461

Description

The Food Access Specialist advances community health through improved access to and distribution of healthy foods as a means of preventing and addressing chronic disease. This position supports policy, systems, and environmental changes that increase availability of nutritious foods, reduce access barriers, strengthen local food systems, and enhance the utilization of food assistance benefits such as WIC and SNAP. The Specialist works closely with community members, local organizations, food retailers, farmers, and regional partners to build a more fair, sustainable, and health\-supportive food environment, with a special focus on youth\-centered initiatives. **Food Access:** Support project management activities for the following:* Conduct community\-level assessments to identify transportation, logistical, or policy barriers to accessing healthy food retailers and markets; * Support development and adoption of zoning, land use, and policy changes that promote local agricultural markets, healthy food retailers, farmers’ markets, community gardens, urban agriculture, and other food access resources in underserved communities; and * Other applicable food system resilience planning a...

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