Baldwin Park Resident Advisory Committee
This webpage describes the Baldwin Park Resident Advisory Committee (BP-RAC) and describes some of the strategies they seek to implement to create a healthier environment for children. ...
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ActOut Virginia Twitter
A link to follow the ActOut Virginia Campaign on Twitter. ...
Read MoreBaldwin Park’s Residents And “Healthy Teens On The Move” Take Campaign For Healthy Food Choices To Corner Stores Located Near Schools
The success story of a teen group in Baldwin Park, CA that saw the lack of healthy food options in their neighborhood and decided to ...
Read MoreAfter-School Energizers: Classroom-Based Physical Activities
The goal of after-school energizers is to integrate physical activity with academic concepts. This workbook provides leaders with a list of activities which can encourage children, enrolled in after school programs, to be physically active. After school care providers are provided with the instructions for each activity, as well as an area to write notes on how children respond to an activity. For ideas on how to encourage physical activity during after school programs click ...
Read MoreAgenda Report on the Joint Use Agreement Between the City of Baldiwn Park and BPUSD
In this staff report we read about concerns that one of the City Council members had with some of the terms specified in the 2007 joint use agreement proposed between the City of Baldwin Park and the Baldwin Park Unified School District (BPUSD). After having examined the agreement, the City Attorney recommended that one section of the contract be amended. After this change had been made, the City Council approved the agreement. ...
Read MoreAssembly Bill 1678
The text of AB1678 as introduced by Sen. Monning. The bill would have restricted mobile vendors from selling unhealthy snacks to children near ...
Read MoreAIA Support’s Livable Communities
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) supports the development of Livable Communities through the enactment of The Livable Communities Act. The Livable Communities Act would make grants available for long term planning and create a specialized office within HUD to develop livable communities. ...
Read MoreBaldwin Park Recognized for Strongest “Complete Streets” Policy in the Nation
The efforts of residents living in Baldwin Park did not go unnoticed. In fact, Baldwin Park's Complete Streets policy was recognized in 2011 by the National Complete Streets Coalition as one of the most comprehensive policies in the U.S. ...
Read MoreAMA Votes for Policy that Recognizes Soda Taxes as One Way to Fight Obesity”
The American Medical Association voted at its annual meeting to adopt a policy that recognizes soda taxes as one way to pay for antiobesity programs, and that says any such tax revenue should go to programs to treat obesity and related ...
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