Southern California HEAL Learning Community
October 16, 2013Pasadena Hilton
Kern CountyOildale Planning Partnership
Los Angeles CountyLancaster Local Partnership
Hollywood High SchoolHealthy School Partnership
North Long Beach HEAL Zone
Whittier Local Partnership
Orange CountyAnaheim HEAL Zone
San Bernardino CountyOntario HEAL Zone
San Diego CountyLemon Grove HEAL Zone
Riverside CountyRiverside HEAL Zone
Ventura CountyWest Ventura HEAL Zone
Southern California HEAL Grantees
Hollywood High School Administration and F.A.M.E. Club students work together to develop and implement healthy snack policy and healthy fundraising guidelines.
Hollywood High School F.A.M.E. Club students launch Food = Fuel Campaign to promote a junk‐food free campus and educate peers on making healthier choices.
Dr. Lily Torres, Principal at Longfellow Elementary School in Whittier implements organized CATCH activities during recess and fresh salad bar for lunch.
Lemon Grove HEAL Zone residents graduated from the California Project Lean "Parents in Action" training, equipped with the skills to be leaders of healthy food and physical
activity changes in their schools, community, and local Wellness Council.
Anaheim City School District removes chocolate milk at Lincoln and Edison Elementary Schools. Leslie Coughlan, ACSD Pupil Services Director, and Activate Anaheim coalition
member, attributed the changes to strong principal support, the Rethink Your Drink education campaign, and the work of parent advocates.
Darlene Martin, Nutrition Services Assistant Director, worked closely with North Long Beach HEAL Zone partners to pilot the removal of flavored milk from breakfast in
Grant and Star King Elementary Schools and Hamilton Middle School. The school has launched the new year with the continued removal of flavored milk from breakfast.
The Safe Routes to School National Partnership in collaborating with theNorth Long Beach and West Ventura HEAL Zones are engaging the community in walkability assessments. The resident findings will help decision makers prioritize
community capital improvement projects in the Zones.
Oildale Model Streets Plan developed in partnership with Kern County Department of Public Health and Standard School District to build safer and healthier streets for all.
West Ventura residents look forward to a future park in a newly acquired land in their neighborhood.Local residentscelebratedtheir three years of organizing with a sunrise ceremony.
Pitzer College and the City of Ontario finalized a 10‐year agreement for use of athree‐acre parcel of land for a large‐scale community garden that will be utilized for
educational programming, events, and an on‐site urban production farm.
Pitzer College and the City of Ontario finalized a 10‐year agreement for use of athree‐acre parcel of land for a large‐scale community garden that will be utilized for
educational programming, events, and an on‐site urban production farm.
Whittier Healthy Partnership residents are building relationships with store managers and owners, conducting assessments, and preparing resources to make the healthy
choice the easy choice in their neighborhood markets.
Rapido Long Beach Market is the first of four markets going through corner store conversions in the North Long Beach HEAL Zone. The refrigerator has been delivered
and the floor plan has a new "healthy corner."
Seventy neighborhood residents and parent leaders gathered in Los Angeles to learn skills to transform their neighborhoods into hubs for healthy eating and active living and
to communicate their change agenda to family, friends, and neighbors.
Eastside residents, active members of the East Riverside HEAL Zone initiative, participate in the Walk with the Mayor event.
The Child Leader Project in Riverside planned a trip for local youth to learn about food justice programs in Oakland, CA. Their visit with Planting Justice gave them first hand
experience on youth‐led organizing on food accessibility and sustainable business models for employing low income youth in food justice work.
North Long Beach, Ontario, and Hollywood High School youth had the unique opportunity to travel to Sacramento and meet with their local representatives to share their policy and environmental strategies on how to create sustainable communities.
North Long Beach, Ontario, and Hollywood High School youth worked side‐by‐side with youth from Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Ana, and Fresno to address
transportation, land use, food access, and education disparities in their communities.
North Long Beach youth had the unique opportunity to travel to Sacramento and meet with their local representative, Senator Ricardo Lara, to share their policy and
environmental strategies on how to create sustainable communities.
Hollywood High School youth had the unique opportunity to travel to Sacramento and meet with their local representative, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, to share their
policy and environmental strategies on how to create sustainable communities.
Ontario youth had the unique opportunity to travel to Sacramento and meet with their local representative, Assemblymember Jose Medina, to share their policy and
environmental strategies on how to create sustainable communities.
North Long Beach, Ontario, and Hollywood High School youth had the unique opportunity to travel to Sacramento and meet with their local representatives to share their policy and environmental strategies on how to create sustainable communities.
Over forty youth and adult mentors from across Southern California Kaiser HEAL communities gathered in Los Angeles to learn from their peers and gain the skills and
tools to transform their schools and neighborhoods into healthy active places.
Lemon Grove, West Ventura, and Whittier youth mentors participate in YEAH! Youth Advocacy Training in San Diego. While participating in a YEAH! project, youth identify
and work toward a goal and gain valuable leadership experience.
Hollywood High School, Lancaster, Lemon Grove, and Whittier residents and partners participate in the California Project LEAN "Parents in Action" Training in Los Angeles
led by Deirdre Kleske. Participants will use the toolkit to engage residents and parents in the Local School Wellness Policy implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.