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>>GERRY: IT'S TIME NOW FOR THEBUSINESS OF HEALTH...BROUGHT TOYOU BY HENDRICKS REGIONALHEALTH.

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GLEANERS FOOD BANK NOW OPERATESONE OF ONLY SIX CENTERS IN THEUS THAT PROVIDE FRESH FRUITS ANDVEGETABLES TO THE HUNGRY.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS-BASEDORGANIZATION NOW HAS AMULTI-STATE MISSION.BARBARA LEWIS HAS MORE IN THE

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BUSINESS OF HEALTH.>>BARB: THE LINK BETWEEN GOODFOOD AND GOOD HEALTH ISIRREFUTABLE.

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FOOD DESERTS, FOOD INSECURITYMEANS POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES ANDECONOMIC WOES.LAST SPRING, GLEANERS LAUNCHED A

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MAJOR PROGRAM TO DECREASE THEPROBLEM OF ACCESS TO QUALITYFOOD.JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THE

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BUSINESS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION ISTHE PRESIDENT AND CEO OFGLEANERS, JOHN ELLIOT.ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE

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PROGRAM.>> FIRST A QUICK UPDATE, HOWIS THIS PROCESSING CENTER DOING?>> VERY WELL.

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WE FOLLOWED SIX MONTHS WITH THEFULL LAUNCHED NOVEMBER 1 AND THE39 FOOD BANKS AND SEVEN STATESIS GROWING BUT WE ARE ONE OF THE

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CUSTOMER SO THIS HAS BECOME AGREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OURCOUNTIES AS WELL.>> TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW

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THIS ONE PROCESSING CENTER FITSINTO YOUR OVERALL STRATEGY ATGLEANERS?>> WE HAVE AN OVERALL STRATEGY

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OF FEEDING THE MOST HEALTHYNUTRITIOUS FOOD WE CAN TO THOSEARE IN HUNGRY AND IN LINE, SO TOSPEAK BUT WE ARE EXPANDING OUR

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MISSION THROUGH COLLABORATIONAND PARTNERSHIPS TO DO WHAT WECAN TO REDUCE THE LINE AND SOLVETHE MIX OF POVERTY PROBLEMS US

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DOING THE HUNGER RELIEF PEACE.>> YOU ALSO HAVE A DIETITIANAND YOU ALSO HAVE A CLINIC SOTHERE IS REAL FOCUS ON HEALTH.

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>> AS WE REALLY TRY TO DEALWITH THE CONVERGENCE OF HUNGERAND HEALTH, THROUGH PARTNERSFRANKLY, HOSPITALS AND OTHERS,

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THERE ARE THREE CONCRETE THINGSWE'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR TOREALLY ADDRESS THAT.THE REGIONAL PRODUCE CENTER AS

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ONE.WE'VE HIRED THE FIRST DIETITIANFOR A FOOD BANK IN THE STATE ANDWE WILL WEAR HER OUT SERVING OUR

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21 COUNTIES ANYWAY WE CAN ANDOUR PARTNERS ST. VINCENT HELPHAS OPENED A CLINIC NEXT TO THEFOOD PANTRY IN OUR BUILDING AND

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SERVING THE SAME CLIENTPOPULATION THAT WE PROVIDE FOODTO.>> SO FOOD INSECURITY FOR THE

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STATE OF INDIANA HAS ALWAYS BEENA TROUBLING PROBLEM FOR US ANDWE DID NOT GET MUCH TRACTION.HOW IS WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW

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WITH THE FRESH FRUITS ANDVEGETABLES MAY CHANGE THAT?>> EVEN IF WE DON'T MOVE THENEEDLE ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

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THAT ARE FOOD INSECURE AND WECERTAINLY ASPIRE TO DO THAT, WEKNOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ONNUTRITION AND WELLNESS AND HAVE

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AN IMPACT ON THINGS LIKE HEARTDISEASE AND DIABETES, OBESITYAND OTHER HEALTH FACTORS THATTHE STATE SHOULD NOT BE PROUD OF

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OUR MEASURES ON.>> THE TRUE IMPACTS ON HEALTH,CAN YOU TRACK IT?IT JUST SEEMS LOGICAL THAT THE

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MORE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLESSOMEONE EATS, THE BETTER OFFTHEY ARE.>> THAT IS A CHALLENGE FOR US.

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GLEANERS AND OTHER HUNGER RELIEFORGANIZATIONS TAKE ANON-JUDGMENTAL APPROACH TO THOSEWE SERVE AND WE DON'T ASK A LOT

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OF QUESTIONS OR GATHER A LOT OFDATA.WE DON'T WANT TO DETER THEM FROMCOMING TO US FOR HEALTH HOWEVER,

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AS WE WORK WITH HEALTH PARTNERSLIKE THE HOSPITALS AND OTHERSAND LOCAL CLINICS THEY GATHERTHAT INFORMATION SO REALLY I

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WOULD SAY OUR PARTNERS WILL TAKEMORE OF A SHARE IN MEASURING THEHEALTH IMPACT.>> IT SEEMS LIKE FOR GLEANERS

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THIS APPROACH WITH THEPARTNERSHIPS, HOW HAS THAT BEENWORKING?FEEDING AMERICA IS ONE OF YOUR

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PARTNERS.>> WE ARE ONE OF 200 MEMBERSOF FEEDING AMERICA ACROSS THECOUNTRY AND THE STRATEGY I

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SHARED A PLACE TO THEM AS WELL.WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WECAN IN THE HUNGER RELIEFMISSIONS BASED, BUT COLLABORATE

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MUCH BETTER THAN WE EVER HAVEWITH PARTNERS TO ADDRESS ANYCHALLENGE NOT JUST HEALTH ITMIGHT BE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT,

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OTHER THINGS.>> WHEN YOU LOOK AHEAD, WHATIS GLEANERS POISED TO DO?YOU HAD A GREAT YEAR LAST YEAR

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WITH A LOT OF INITIATIVES PUT INPLACE SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKINGFOR.>> PART OF THE CHALLENGES

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DEALING WITH THE VOLUME.WE WENT FROM TWO YEARS AGO AMILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO4 MILLION LAST YEAR AND WE WILL

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DISTRIBUTE 9 MILLION IN OURCOUNTY THIS YEAR SO THAT IS ADAUNTING CHALLENGE.SO WE ALSO NEED TO BE HELPING TO

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RAISE THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCALAGENCIES.WE WORK WITH 600 LOCAL AGENCIESACROSS OUR COUNTIES A MIX OF

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PANTRIES AND MOBILE SITES ANDTHEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO RAISETHEIR CAPACITY PARTICULARLYAROUND PERISHABLE FOOD.