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Section 8: Are Large-Scale Interventions Effective in Improving Community Environments and Health?

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Dr. Zenk discusses how interventions designed to impact an entire community would include policy changes and community investments on a broad scale. Projects discussed include a revision of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package, a national program to increase access to healthy foods in underserved areas, and a project to build an elevated park and trail on an unused rail line in Chicago.