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St. Pete aims to make healthy food more accessible and affordable

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The City of St. Pete and St. Pete Free Clinic are teaming up to make healthy food options more accessible for people in the city. They launched a new program called the Fresh Pace Healthy Neighborhood Store.

They’re adding fresh produce to neighborhood markets at an affordable price. The program is being implemented in areas that are low-income and low-access.

 

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