Description: There are barriers that can make shifting to and sustaining healthy, plant-forward diets (such as plant-based, vegetarian, or Mediterranean diets) challenging. The goal of this presentation will be to provide an overview of the behavioral strategies used to facilitate adoption of plant-forward diets in three different community-based interventions.Speaker: Brie Turner-McGrievy (USC, Arnold School)Dr. Brie Turner-McGrievy she is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior and Deputy Director for the TecHealth Center in the Arnold School of Public Health.Moderator: Sara FoltaSara C. Folta, PhD is an Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, and Interim Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Her research interests focus on community-based strategies for improving dietary intake, physical activity, and body composition. She has particular expertise in behavioral psychology, communications, and qualitative methods. A major line of her research involves community-based interventions to improve heart health among women, with a focus on Black women. Dr. Folta received a B.A. in biology from Middlebury College, an M.S. in cell and molecular biology from the University of Vermont, and a Ph.D. in nutrition from Tufts University.