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The Network for a Healthy California--Los Angeles Region is funded by USDA’s Food Stamp Program through the California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy California. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help buy nutritious foods for a better diet. For information on the Food Stamp Program, call 1-888-328-3483. Please click here for more information.
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Spotlight on ¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! July 12th 2008
Resources from Nutrition & Physical Activity Forum
Network for a Healthy California “Eat Healthy. Be Active.” Supporting Message Guidance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Introduces Nutrition Basics
Study: Associations between fruit and vegetable intake and neighborhood socioeconomic status
Study suggests a little milk could go a long way for your heart
Free Lunch for Kids
Food & Nutrition Federal Grants
Now Available Food for LA Listing of Organizations in the Food Stamp Application Assistance Program
Be Active Resource Directory
Would you like to help people get food stamps?
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Spotlight on ¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! July 12th 2008
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Saturday, July 12th – 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Belvedere Park
4914 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Click here for map.
Click here for flyer.
¡Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! is the nation’s premier annual physical activity and Hispanic family health celebration. Annual signature events include family fun walks, dance, sports, community festivals and partnerships with professional and Olympic athletes to promote family physical activity. The event presenter is the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. The event’s local sponsor in Los Angeles is the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF).
Click here for more information.
Come join us at our booth to promote Food for LA, Food Stamp Program participation and nutrition education.
The Network for a Healthy California—Los Angeles Region
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services, Food Stamp Nutrition Program
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Resources from Nutrition & Physical Activity Forum
This forum was designed to provide our partners with ideas, resources, and an understanding of how to promote healthy nutrition and a physically active lifestyle to adults and children in their communities. Unique to this forum is that attendees participated in and walk away with, proven “Do It Yourself” templates to help bring to their service area. If you did not get the opportunity to attend the forum, you can download the presentations and handouts below.
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FAMILY
LA County P.A. Nut. Forum
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HALF DOME
CSUN & You @ Half Dome
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NUTRITION
Nutrition Presentation
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PARKS AND RECREATION
Collaboration Northridge
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PERFECT MILE
Perfect Mile Presentation
Training Worksheet
LA Marathon Completion Challenge
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SHAPE OF YOGA AND TOTAL BODY 10
Shape of Yoga Presentation
(Links for Total Body 10 below take time to download)
Total Body 10 – Part 1
Total Body 10 – Part 2
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workPHT
workPHT Presentation
workPHT Exercise Stretching Manual
worKPHT log
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Network for a Healthy California “Eat Healthy. Be Active.” Supporting Message Guidance
The Network for a Healthy California's (Network) new identification as Champions for Change is on track for success. Partners and stakeholders throughout the state are embracing the brand and its tenants of empowerment, change agents, and champions to "reform the norm" that is so badly needed in California. And, colleagues in other states are beginning to recognize Champions for Change as a public health movement that could work in their states.
That said, we've been asked from time to time what the nutrition message should be when space is limited and Champions for Change cannot be presented in the full context of one of the Network pillars: increased fruit and vegetable consumption; increased physical activity; increased food security; and chronic disease prevention, beginning with obesity. Examples of this might be on an approved Nutrition Education Reinforcement Item or on a banner where space is limited.
In these instances, the accompanying message with the Champions for Change logo should be "Eat Healthy. Be Active." This message will fit into small spaces and replaces "Eat Fruits and Vegetables and Be Active."
Click here for guidelines for the use of "Eat Healthy. Be Active." when used to support the Champions for Change logo. We have included examples of when and how the message can be used; and examples of when it is inappropriate and should not be used.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Introduces Nutrition Basics
Nutrition for Everyone
Nutrition Basics
Do you ever feel like you can't keep up with the changes in technology? Sometimes it seems that way with dietary advice, as if things are always changing. While it's true that the fields of diet and nutrition are areas of evolving research, there are some basic concepts you can keep in mind. By knowing these basics, you will be better equipped to sort through nutrition research and dietary advice.
Click here to access the CDC website.
Click on the link below for more information on the following:
Food Groups
Water
Dietary Fat
Carbohydrates
Protein
Vitamins and Minerals
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Study: Associations between fruit and vegetable intake and neighborhood socioeconomic status
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and fruit and vegetable intake among whites, blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States. A study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the associations between fruit and vegetable intake and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES). The study provides further proof that the social environment of neighborhoods affect population health and nutrition for whites, black, and Hispanics in the U.S. To read the full article, please click here.
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Study suggests a little milk could go a long way for your heart
Associations between microalbuminuria and animal foods, plant foods, and dietary patterns in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
New research links drinking lowfat milk to lower risk for heart disease. Grabbing as little as one glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that adults who had at least one serving of lowfat milk or milk products each day had 37 percent lower odds of poor kidney function linked to heart disease compared to those who drank little or no lowfat milk. To determine heart disease risk, researchers from several universities in the United States and Norway measured the kidney function of more than 5,000 older adults ages 45 to 84. They tracked eating patterns and tested albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) - a measure that when too low, can indicate poor kidney function and an extremely high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. Researchers found that people who reported consuming more lowfat milk and milk products had lower ACR, or healthier kidney function. In fact, lowfat milk and milk products was the only food group evaluated that on its own, was significantly linked to a reduced risk for kidney dysfunction.
Click here for journal article.
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Free Lunch for Kids
Summer Lunch Program
Free nutritious lunches for youth ages 1 through 19. Please call 211 for more information on times and locations. Breakfast and snacks available at some locations.
Click here for more information.
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Food & Nutrition Federal Grants
Federal Grants Wire is a free resource for federal grants, government grants and loans. We currently offer over 1800 federal grants and loans organized by sponsoring agency, applicant type, subject area and a convenient directory if you are unsure which option is for you. There are currently 40 grant opportunities available in the category of Food & Nutrition. For more information, please click here.
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Now Available Food for LA Listing of Organizations in the Food Stamp Application Assistance Program
Use this listing to help locate a Community Based Organization, Faith Based Organization which is in the Application Assistance Program. These organizations can help people with completing and filing of an application for food stamps.
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For your convenience, the listing is divided by SPAs. Los Angeles County is divided into eight Service Planning Areas known as SPAs.
Use the map below which illustrates the geographic division of Los Angeles County by SPA in greater detail.
The list is also available on the Be Active Resource Directory under Nutrition Resources.
Click here for the listing.
Click here for the map of Los Angeles County SPAs.
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Be Active Resource Directory
This physical activity and nutrition resource directory has been created for the residents of Los Angeles County to promote physical activity and access to healthy foods.
Listed in this directory is information on nutrition and physical activity resources located throughout Los Angeles County. In addition, a wide variety of internet resources are included.
Most resources featured are available free or at low cost.
Go to www.beactivela.org to view The Los Angeles County Be Active Resource Directory.
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Would you like to help people get food stamps?
1. Having a one-on-one relationship from, “this is what you are eligible for” to a completed approved application.
2. Having a “holding hands” along the way approach within a friendly safe environment.
How does this benefit you?
1. Your organization can become a part of the Community and Faith Based Organizations Application Assistance Program that pays $40 to your organization for each approved application.
2. Increased awareness, participation and attendance at your programs.
3. Feel great about helping people acquire the food they need for good health.
Download application
Contact Michael Greene for assistance with application migreene@ph.lacounty.gov.
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Last Updated 07/02/08
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