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Councilman Cabrera hands out 'health bucks'

A lawmaker is giving Bronx residents incentive to eat healthier.Councilman Fernando Cabrera was at the Poe Park Greenmarket handing out "health bucks" this morning. The market is just one of 29 locations

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Sep 18, 2012, 9:02 PM

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Councilman Cabrera hands out 'health bucks'
A lawmaker is giving Bronx residents incentive to eat healthier.Councilman Fernando Cabrera was at the Poe Park Greenmarket handing out "health bucks" this morning. The market is just one of 29 locations in The Bronx that accept the vouchers, to be used by low-income residents on healthier food.Every farmers market in the city now accepts health bucks.
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