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On efforts to prevent obesity and illness by creating healthy community environments

On November 9, 2011, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released the study, A Patchwork of Progress: Changes in Overweight and...
Visit the new Interactive CaliforniaConvergence web map!The new, interactive California Convergence web map now includes 80 California Convergence member profiles. Find contact information, and...
Changing Policy Statewide to Help Community Gardeners Feed Those in Need Community Garden Volunteers in Anderson Bring 800 Pounds/Month to the Local Food Bank In peak growing season, community...
{Story courtesy State Department of Education][October 20, 2011] State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson launched the Team California for Healthy Kids campaign with partners,...
Food Day is October 24 Thousands of Events Celebrate Healthy, Affordable, Sustainable Food Sign CA FOOD DAY Petition for Healthy Food: >>Organization Petition ...
CX3 Food Store Survey features results from reliability testing of CX3 scoring system. The California Department of Public Health Network for a Healthy California is pleased to share...
The City Project released their groundbreaking Policy Report on September 15 2011. The report: Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Southern...
Bay Area LISC Is Searching for Outstanding Candidates forTwo Great Opportunities to Lead Community Health Projects in Richmond! Bay Area LISC is pleased...
CA Convergence Action Alert – September 13, 2011 -- Take Action Now AB 581 (Healthy Food Financing Initiative) awaiting Governor's signature. Healthy Food Financing Initiative: Establishes the...
A major win and landmark event for Latino Health Access, their community and the Promotora ModelThe Orange County Board of Supervisors approved the Latino Health Access mental health contract to...
Will Coke help provide enough parks for physical activity to help us work off the obesity epidemic caused in part by drinking colored sugar water?Care for a Coke with that tree? In the absence...
Find your colleagues, and create a voice for policy change GET ON THE MAP with the California Convergence now -- by completing an e-profileand getting on the new CAC GIS data-map Your...
Title: WEBINAR Creating a Movement for Change with California Convergence Date: Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm (PST)>>Webinar Summary...
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES REGIONAL PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM $67 million in grants ANNOUNCED JULY 28HUD Regional Planning Grant program supports efforts that integrate housing, land-use, economic and...
PolicyLink: The 2011 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant GuideHUD has announced $67 million to support sustainable local initiatives through the competitive FY 2011 Regional Planning...
A new $200 million loan fund, California FreshWorks Fund, will support creation and expansion of grocery stores in California "food deserts" -- in an innovative public-private partnership...
Just Announced! Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations Project: Request for Proposals (RFP) Download the RFP for the healthy people application: HP2020CommunityInnovationsRFP.pdf Do...
The Federal Trade Commission has released the transcript to the recent event - “Food Marketed to Children: Forum on Interagency Working Group Proposal” where Children Now joined several other...
Food Day will be October 24—in 2011 and in years to come.Food Day Webinar - Promoting Health by Curbing Junk Food Marketing to Kids Thursday, May 26, 11 am - noon >>Register now!...
Community Transformation Grants AnnouncedDeadlines: • July 15, 2011 Application • June 6, Letter of Intent$100 million in Affordable Care Act grants announced to help create healthier U.S....
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