Summary

The Healthy Food Access Policy Compendium for Metropolitan Washington highlights state and local policies supporting food security and healthy food access over the last decade. It provides examples of how healthy food access can be improved with community and stakeholder engagement, piloting and evaluating new programs and strategies, and developing policy solutions with commitment and capacity to implement them. This assessment offers a basis for learning while reflecting upon how new efforts focused on equity, sustainability, and resilience can continue to improve policymaking and further benefit the region.