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Central Valley, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
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Community Partnerships to Mobilize Low-Income Communities Around Active Living
February 22, 2010 | Story
"There's a culture to encourage people not to go outside because it doesn't feel safe, largely due to the built environment," said Miquela Craytor, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx.
Baldwin Park, Calif.
December 2, 2008 | Story
Baldwin Park, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
Oakland, Calif.
December 2, 2008 | Story
Oakland, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA
June 1, 2006 | Story
Trejo says this also marked a "groundbreaking" form of cooperation between the departments of mental health and aging.
Dana Harvey Revitalizes Low-Income Community with Urban Health Food Store
August 23, 2010 | Story
2010 Community Health Leader winner expands access to healthy food and provides job training and small-business ownership opportunities in low-income urban neighborhood.
Helping Low-Income Adolescents Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
October 6, 2011 | Story
Low-income adolescents in historically underserved populations often have limited access to affordable, healthy food and safe places for physical activity.
Community Health Leader Honored for Creating a Valuable Resource for Rural Cancer Patients
July 20, 2011 | Story
Following her own struggle to access care in an underserved area, Sara O'Donnell helped design a program that's becoming a model for enhancing rural health care.
Ultrafine Particles in the Air: The Harold Amos Scholar Behind the Discovery of this Cardiovascular Health Risk
September 30, 2008 | Story
To support his dream of a career in both clinical medicine and academic research, Araujo then turned to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, which accepted him as a 2004–2008 scholar.