The City of Berkeley's Public Health Division is proud to launch the Healthy Berkeley Program website (formerly known as the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Program). The purpose of this website is to provide the public with additional information about the City's distribution of funding allocations to support community- and school-based strategies for reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and raising awareness about the harmful health impacts of sugar-sweetened beverages in children, youth, and adults in Berkeley. The City's strategies for reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and its impact on type 2 diabetes, obesity, and tooth decays in Berkeley include the following initiatives:
Taxing the distribution of sugar-sweetened beverages in Berkeley
New SSB Tax Report (10.21.2021)
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts (SSBPPE) Commission (Pg. 37 of 41)
FY2021 Healthy Berkeley Program Report (10.21.2021)
Organize direct public education including mass media campaign
Collaborate with other jurisdictions and community partners.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Council Res. 69,669 - N.S. for FY22 and FY23 Funding Allocation
SSBPPE COMMISSION meetings have resumed virtually on Zoom. Refer to Events page for details.
City of Berkeley makes history by passing the nation’s first Healthy Checkout Ordinance.
City of Berkeley COVID-19 Health Orders For information about what the City of Berkeley is doing to prevention the spread of COVID-19, please click here.
The Praxis Project released five videos as part of their series to feature the Measure D/Healthy Berkeley-funded agencies:
Episode 1: Berkeley Unified School District Gardening and Cooking
Episode 2: Healthy Black Families
Episode 3: Multicultural Institute
Episode 4: Ecology Center
Episode 5: YMCA - Healthy Me!
Council-Approved Community Agencies Funding for FY2020 and FY2021: Resolution No. 68,915-N.S.
Executive Summary - Evaluation Report of the funded programs in FY17
Articles on Berkeley's SSB Tax
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