Everyone deserves access to healthy food and recently, the Northland Health Alliance (NHA) partnered with the Platte County Health Department to discuss programs for people to receive nutritious foods in Clay County. Clay County Public Health Center Community Development Specialist Monica Miller explained NHA wants to ensure everyone has the same opportunity that allows them to live a long, healthy life with the most effective programs possible. “Socially vulnerable populations traditionally have a harder time accessing resources such as healthy foods,” Miller said. Their goal is to develop and support environments in which obtaining and preparing healthy food options is an easy choice. Miller noted by working with community organizations to promote access to culturally diverse and nutritious food selections, everyone can have access to better food. “NHA wants to ensure people can access healthy foods via farmers’ markets, food pantries and mobile food nutrition resources despite the…