Pricing strategies, including taxes, have been very effective in cutting tobacco use. In this webinar, we looked at how various ways of influencing the price of unhealthy products have worked for tobacco control and whether they could help combat obesity - and explore some nontraditional pricing strategies to make healthy foods more affordable.

Our staff were joined by Jim Krieger and Anne Pearson of the Seattle and King County Department of Public Health, and Melissa Watford, FirstHealth Community Health.

Technical Assistance Available!
Do you have a question about implementing pricing strategies in your state or community? Are you wondering what options are available? Contact NPLAN for technical assistance.

Webinar Slides & Recording
The presentation is available for download:

PHLP - Pricing for Health Webinar 2011

You can also watch a recording of the webinar for free here.

Webinar Resources

Creating a Healthy Food Zone Around Schools
Establishing Land Use Protections for Farmers' Markets
Changes in WIC Food Packages
Getting to Grocery:  Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail to Underserved Neighborhoods
Understanding Healthy Procurement:  Using Government's Purchasing Power to Increase Access to Healthy Food
Model SSB Tax Legislation and Findings
Healthy Beverage Vending Agreement

Public Health – Seattle & King County
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Center for Science in the Public Interest
California Center for Public Health Advocacy