(NEW) On January 21st, Slow Food Sacramento and Pesticide Watch Education Fund hosted Sustainable Sacramento, an annual celebration of Sacramento residents and organizations that have worked hard to make the region healthier and more livable in 2009.
Award recipients included: *Harvest Sacramento - A regional volunteer effort to glean and supply fresh produce to local food banks, supported by Soil Born Farms & The Sacramento Food Bank *Hot Italian - A newer restaurant that has modeled sustainability with a LEED certified building, large-scale composting facilities, as well as local and organic food *GEO Academy - A high school program of the Health Education Council ( EAT from the Garden) has pioneered efforts to teach business education coupled with health education. Fatima Malik and Ann Marie Kennedy accept the award on behalf of the Health Education Council and GEO.
HEC received a $500 donation to support the community and school garden project at Grant High School from the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation, founded by musician Jack Johnson and his wife Kim.
The Latino Campaign Administrator Aide Silva presented the Network for a Healthy California-Latino Campaign to National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). The NALEO Educational Fund promotes the governance and policymaking success of Latino elected and appointed officials across the country by providing technical assistance and support to the leadership of the Latino community. Policymakers will be supporting the Network for a Healthy California to enhance access to fruits and vegetables among low-income Latino Families in the state of California.
A panel of policy experts, agencies serving the homeless and those facing homelessness themselves gathered in the nation's capital on Oct. 21 to discuss the issue of tobacco usage among people of low socioeconomic status (SES). The Break Free Alliance organized the meeting, attempting to engage chief organizations that serve low SES populations in tobacco control efforts. Read more on how policy experts are addressing homeless smokers!
HEC's own African American Campaign Coordinator Cynthia Robinson was featured on local Sacramento radio station KBMB 103.5 to talk about healthy eating in the African American Community. Listen now! To find out more about this campaign please visit the homepage.
Editor's Note: In the debut of A Doctor's Word, Dr. Erin Marcus wrote about an African-American man's effort to quit smoking cigarettes. This week, she offers practical advice for all who would like to kick the habit. Dr. Marcus is associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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Events
SAVE THE DATE BODY & SOUL Regional Training February 4, 2010 9:00 - 3:30 pm
West Sacramento Fire Dept. 2040 Lake Washington Blvd. W. Sacramento, CA 95691
RSVP by January 28, 2009 Registration and lunch is $15.00 *Click the link for details and registration information
SAVE THE DATE! HEC's 4th Annual Golf Tournament June 4, 2010 Wildhorse Golf Club Join us for a fun filled day! *Raffle Prizes; Silent Auction; Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, and Putting Contests *
SAVE THE DATE Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control April 27-28, 2010 New Orleans, LA
