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Field Reports

Reaching Beyond Food

Martell Hesketh, Emerson Fellow
Published 2016

Tucson, Arizona

Reaching Beyond Food: A toolkit for engaging in grassroots community development to strengthen community wellness is a guide outlining the process of building a collaborative community development effort from an emergency food systems perspective. It is meant to provide local leaders with the necessary tools and examples to strengthen overall community wellness through a collective impact framework.

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Publication tags: Field Reports - Emergency Food Network - Rural Communities, Service Providers

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Martell Hesketh

Emerson Fellow

Raised in Blaine, Washington, Martell attended Stanford University where she earned a degree in human biology and gained a passion for community health. She has led program evaluations of Senior Produce Markets, assisted in the implementation of a promotores de salud program as a Community Health Advocacy Fellow, and conducted community based participatory research with the Stanford Prevention Research Center to examine environmental barriers to physical activity. Martell has also interned at a malnutrition clinic for children in Santiago, Chile and taught health education to middle schoolers.

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