The Double Up Food Bucks Project encourages low income consumers to use their federal food assistance benefits to purchase fresh produce at farmers markets in Detroit and across the State of Michigan, as well as at participating gas stations, convenience stores, and other participating outlets in Detroit.

Fort Collins, Colorado, is building upon the friendly competitiveness within its business community. Companies were willing to invest in the health of employees so LiveWell Fort Collins staff have focused on education and technical assistance to increase the number of businesses providing worksite wellness strategies.

In Los Angeles County, Long Beach

The San Antonio Healthy Restaurants Coalition debuted the ¡Por Vida! Program, a menu labeling and recognition program for food service establishments that offer healthy menu items.

In Western New York State's Monroe County, like in other New York counties, the rate of childhood lead poisoning was alarming, especially among low-income children. In response, the Coalition to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning was established in 2000 with a mission to "end childhood lead poisoning in Monroe County in 2010". Recognized by then-U.S. Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton as a "national model" for reducing childhood lead poisoning, the county coalition's efforts have cut childhood lead poisoning rates by 72% in eight years.

In the Upper Falls community of Rochester, New York, a dynamic collaborative of community members increases access to healthy food by organizing for over five years to bring a full-service supermarket into a community which lacked a single grocery store.

In the summer of 2010, the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) successfully worked with two farmers markets to help them set up a system to accept EBT cards (also known as

In Philadelphia, nearly 500 corner stores have been recruited into the Healthy Corner Store Initiative; some local businesses have received resources for equipment upgrades, shelving and refrigeration to sell produce, low-fat dairy products, and lean meats.

In Bartholomew County, Indiana, the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce has worked with two other local groups to create Reach Healthy Business, a workplace recognition program designed to support companies who are committed to creating a workplace that supports employee health.

In Louisville, Healthy Corner Stores are opening up to improve healthy food environments, while the Metro Council has approved a resolution to support voluntary menu labeling in local restaurants.