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Bayview HEAL Zone and Food Guardian Corner Store Transformations Lead to City-Wide Legislation

Community: Bayview, San Francisco

With succesful healthy retail transformations of two corner stores in the Bayview and one more scheduled for October, the Food Guardians have inspired and laid…

Anaheim Joins Statewide HEAL Cities Campaign

Community: Anaheim, Orange County

Anaheim City Council unanimously passed a resolution to join the statewide HEAL Cities Campaign, a partnership of the League of California Cities and the California…

North Long Beach Removes Chocolate Milk from Breakfast

Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County

Darlene Martin, Nutrition Services Assistant Director, worked closely with HEAL Zone partners to pilot the removal of flavored milk from breakfast in Grant and…

Anaheim Removes Chocolate Milk and Adds Salad Bars

Community: Anaheim, Orange County

The removal of chocolate milk pilot at Lincoln and Edison Elementary Schools located in the HEAL Zone has sparked similar changes across the Anaheim City School…

Whittier PTA “Insanity Mud Run” Raises $15,000

Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County

Longfellow Elementary was a typical school that relied on unhealthy food fundraisers each fall to raise money for student field trips. After parents participated…

Regional Youth Convening in Los Angeles

Community: Southern California

Over forty youth and adult mentors from across Southern California Kaiser HEAL communities gathered in Los Angeles to gain the skills and tools to transform…

Yes We Have No Bananas

Community: Modesto

In the Modesto HEAL Zone, worksite wellness continues to flourish at the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency.

This year, they kicked off their annual…

New Ad Campaign Tells Parents “Sugar Bites”

Community: Monument, Concord

In an effort to prevent childhood obesity, First 5 Contra Costa and Monument HEAL Zone recipient Healthy and Active Before 5 have launched a hard-hitting campaign…

Youth Share their Vision for Healthy Communities with Legislators in Sacramento

Community: Southern California

Wendy Siguenza is a sophomore at Hollywood High School and the incoming President for the F.A.M.E. (Fit, Active, Motivated and Empowered) Health Club. She traveled…

North Long Beach, West Ventura, and Lancaster Create Safe Routes to School

Community: Southern California

HEAL Zone partners and residents are walking in their neighborhoods with clip boards and cameras. Why, you may ask?  To survey the conditions of their neighborhood…

Teaching Youth to Reach for Healthy Options

Community: Madera

In honor of National Nutrition Month, Bridge Store in Madera teamed up with the Madera HEAL Zone, Madera County…

Pitzer College and Ontario Sign 10-Year Land-Use Agreement

Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County

Pitzer College and the City of Ontario finalized a 10-year agreement for a three-acre parcel of land. The land will be used by Huerta del Valle, an emerging…

West Ventura Residents Declare Park Victory

Community: West Ventura, Ventura County

West Ventura residents look forward to a new park in their neighborhood. Deputy Mayor Heitman announced that escrow had closed on the Kellogg Street park site.…

Hollywood High’s F.A.M.E. Health Club Launches Food=Fuel Campaign

Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County

Hollywood High School students are promoting a junk-food free campus! The goal of the campaign is to educate the campus about the importance of making healthier…

Long Beach Showcases PhotoVoice Projects

Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County

The Coalition for a Healthy North Long Beach held a PhotoVoice Exhibit at the EXPO Arts Center on Friday, January 4th.  The evening included a short ceremony…

More Playing, Less Waiting in PE Class

Community: Madera

Elementary school students in Madera Unified now have access to more PE equipment to use during PE classes. The Madera County Public Health Department purchased…

Veggies Get New Starring Role in Bayview Corner Stores

Community: Bayview, San Francisco

After more than a year of planning, the Food Guardians – in partnership with their SF Department of Public Health sponsors and grocery specialists Sutti…

Lemon Grove and Ventura School Districts Awarded USDA Farm to School Grants

Community: Southern California

Lemon Grove School District was awarded a planning grant to develop a farm to school initiative at a new middle school.  The district goal is to maximize…

Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Riverside Join California’s Bicycle Friendly Community Program

Community: Southern California

The Bicycle Friendly Community Program (BFC) provides incentives, hands-on assistance, and award recognition for communities that actively support bicycling.…

Hollywood High School Site Visit with Kaiser CHI Academy

Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County

The Kaiser Community Health Initiative (CHI) Academy brings together regional colleagues who are responsible for the planning, execution, and evaluation of CHI…

De Anza Middle School Receives Healthier U.S. School Challenge Recognition

Community: West Ventura, Ventura County

De Anza Middle School from Ventura Receives Silver Designation from Healthier U.S. School Challenge
The Healthier U.S. School Challenge (HUSSC) is a voluntary…

HBO’s The Weight of the Nation

Community: Southern California

Anaheim, Oildale, and Riverside participate in screening of HBO's The Weight of the Nation documentary series and public health campaign.  The documentary…

Twelve HEAL Initiative Youth Participate in Statewide Conference

Community: Southern California

Hollywood High School, Long Beach, Ontario and Riverside youth participated in the CCCP statewide Youth Advocate Network for Sustainable Communities (YANSC)…