The document summarizes the history and accomplishments of the Marin County Fair in promoting health and wellness over the past decade through leadership, policies, and partnerships. It outlines the fair's initiatives such as creating the first prevention pavilion in 2003, becoming the first smoke-free fair in the nation in 2007, requiring food vendors to offer healthy options in 2009, and continuing to advance policies and programming to positively impact community health.

1. MARIN COUNTY FAIR
Sustaining, Building & Broadening Success through
LeadershipPolicy, & Partnership

2. WE ARE HERE!
YOU are the LEADERS
TAKING THE LEAD and
CHANGING THE NORM!
perpetuating & shifting the norm
in Marin County and beyond!

3. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012 2013
More than a Decade of Commitment & Partnership
Changing Social Values & Impacting Community Health
1st Prevention
Pavilion
Play Fair is BORN
replacing beer as
title sponsor
1st Healthy
Food Choices
Smoke-Free Fair:
1st in the NATION
1K Fun Run
Good Fare
Showcase &
Tasting
Competition
USDA
SNAP
GRANT
Food Vendors Required to
Offer Health Options &
Use Compostable
Containers; Fair-wide
Waste Diversion &
Composting
Policy Eliminating
Sponsorship &
Marketing of
Alcohol
3 vendors participated
birth of Baby Sanctuary
RBS Training for Alcohol Vendors

4. a little fair that knew it
could
This is a story about . .
.
CHANGE THE WORLD!

5. 2003
1st PREVENTION PAVILION
•13 agencies collaborating to
provide health education to
Fair visitors.
• Nutrition education
• BMI
• Blood Pressure
• Dental Health and more

8. 2005 Marin County Fair
Initiative Encouraging
Food Vendors to Offer
HEALTHY FOOD
CHOICES

9. 2006 Marin County Fair
Champion Vendors Offering
Healthy Foods!

10. In 2006:
Alcohol
Marketing
&
Sponsorship
Allowing community organizations to promote
themselves
NOT ALCOHOL.

11. 2007 Marin County Fair
Policy Enacted:
Marin County Fair
is the
1st SMOKE FREE FAIR
in the Nation
HEALTHY
DESSERT
BAKING
COMPETITION

12. 2008 Marin County Fair
GOING GREEN:
Policy Requiring Vendors
Use Compostable Utensils
& Serving Items
Waste Diversion
Stations
Throughout Fair
HEALTH
AMBASSADORS:
Reflecting Our
Diverse Community:
Enforcing Smoke-Free
Policy & Educating
Fairgoers with Healthy
Messages

13. 2009 Marin County Fair
POLICY ENACTED:
Food Vendors Are
REQUIRED
to Offer Healthy Items
on
ALL Menus

14. 2010 Marin County Fair

15. 2011 Marin County Fair
1K FUN
RUN
POLICY
ENACTED:
Mandatory
Training for ALL
Persons Selling
Alcohol on
Responsible
Beverage Service

16. 2012 Marin County Fair
HEALTHY CHOICES
SHOWCASE

17. 2013 Marin County Fair
CELEBRITY
JUDGES

18. Spotlight on 2014 –
•Family Fun Day
•Assuring Norms Change is PERMANENT through leadership
•Daily Conga Line!
Planning Beyond SNAP Funding –
•Increasing Sponsorship for Individual Initiatives

19. Spreading Successes –
•Western Fairs Association Key Note Speakers in 2015
•Providing speaking opportunities that help share this
model across sectors
•Promoting and Securing Additional
Partnerships
•Assure Marin County’s commitment
to social norms change
•Healthy Fairs & Festivals standards at all County-Sponsored
events
•Continued support at the highest
leadership

20. Thank you for your
support and interest.