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Alyse Polly

Farmers Market Promotion Program Project Coordinator
Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch
N.C. Division of Public Health

Alyse Polly serves as the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) Project Coordinator in the Nutrition Unit of the Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Branch, N.C. Division of Public Health.

In this role, she coordinates this USDA funded project that helps bring mobile farmers markets into low income, low access, food desert communities in North Carolina. In addition to this, Alyse researches national and state-level food policies and programs that work to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables and develops resources and programs based on this research. During her time at the PAN Branch, she has worked on projects supporting the N.C. Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council, the CDC Sustainable Food Systems Workgroup, the N.C. Fruits & Veggies Nutrition Coalition, and North Carolina Food Day.

Alyse holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy and is currently working on her Master of Public Health degree with a Health Policy and Management focus from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Alyse lives in Carrboro and enjoys cooking, doing yoga, and spending time outside with her husband and their dog.