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Raheem Baraka Makes Latino Family Health a Civil Rights Issue in Boston
Raheem J. Baraka grew up seeing health inequity all around him in Boston (19% Latino). He saw people in one low-income neighborhood suffer more disease, less access to health care, and live 33 years less than people in a wealthy area just 2.7 miles away. He saw doctors treating illnesses, not addressing prevention or social ...
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California Youth Swap Junk for Health at Bus Stations
What are you eating for lunch? Snack food may be the quickest—and unhealthiest—choice. In Santa Cruz County, California,…
Healthy Food
Creating a Healthier Food Culture in Wenatchee, Wash., Schools
Healthy nutritional standards are vital for school districts, but the Wenatchee School District in Washington wasn’t pro…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Parents Advocate for ‘Real Food’ for Kids in Fairfax, Va.
Parent organization Real Food for Kids (RFFK) aims to improve the nutritional quality of food served at the public schoo…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Creating Healthier School Concession Stands in San Antonio, Texas
What happens when a school district’s wellness policy doesn’t cover student sports games or other after-school events? I…
Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Healthier Check-Out Aisles at the Wal-Mart in Anderson, Calif.
Latinos are the largest minority group in Anderson, a small city in northern California’s Shasta County. Already heavily…
Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Unlocking the Gates: Playgrounds Open to Families in Spartanburg, S.C.
In communities where parks and land-space are limited, shared use agreements are providing more areas of recreation for…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Families & Schools, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Passing a Complete Streets Policy in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio pedestrians and cyclists will now have safer streets and walkways thanks to the implementation of the citywi…
Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Transportation & Mobility
Promotores Bring First Park to West Chula Vista, Calif. in 25 Years
Promotores working with the Chula Vista Community Collaborative (CVCC) participated in an asset mapping project, in a La…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Nonprofit Adds Sidewalks, Playground to Neighborhood in the ‘Colonias’
A housing agency advocate, fueled by locally targeted research and focus groups of homeowners, creates policy to include…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Transportation & Mobility
Community Transforms Train Tracks, into Hike & Bike Trail in Brownsville, TX
Having limited resources, partnerships and community involvement played a key role in transforming old train tracks into…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities