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"Our goal was for the city to take the lead in setting an example."

"It may take a village to raise a child, but when most of the village is offering your child a cupcake or soda, that’s a problem."

"We organized a team to get more fresh food directly into the community through community gardens."

"As a resident, I am happy to see the adoption of a policy that will improve our corner stores and the health of our residents."

"We were interested in policy work, economic incentives and so on. We wanted to change the political context."

"Having a point of contact with attorneys who’d thought about the idea for longer than we had — and believed in it — kept the momentum going."

“Without this policy, the beverage industry, through its relationships with fast-food chains, decided what kids were going to be given with their meals. This gave parents the right to decide.”

"Whether we were looking for focus group data or a map of food availability in the neighborhood, the research had what we needed."

"Fortunately for Rhode Island’s more than 142,000 students, they’re now protected from having to see junk food advertisements while they’re focused on learning."