Health Happens in Neighborhoods

09/28/2012

Radio Disney and The California Endowment have partnered in City Heights. Come by and enjoy the fun on September 29...

08/28/2012

[caption id="attachment_1157" align="alignright" width="324"] Salvador Robledo, left, and Daniel Peña run the LA Marathon as members of Students Run LA.[/caption]Day in and day out from October to March, Angelica Gil, a student at Francisco...

08/16/2012

Four low-income communities in Kern County canvassed by a recent survey were found to have little access to healthy food and produce. The survey, conducted by the Kern County Public Health Services Department, looked at the availability of healthy food in Oildale, Cottonwood, Shafter and Arvin.

08/16/2012

The Home for Good collaborative lines up $105 million to provide permanent housing for more than 1,000 homeless people in Los Angeles County.

08/14/2012

Attendees may peruse multi-media exhibits, and a participate in a discussion with KPBS’s Transportation and Technology Reporter, Tom Fudge, will lead a discussion on the topic of parks and open spaces in the neighborhood safety of City Heights.

08/13/2012

On Aug. 10, Mandela MarketPlace decided to “GO GREEN” by changing how it delivers fresh fruits and vegetables to corner stores.The Healthy Neighborhood Store Alliance, as the project is called, is coordinated by the MarketPlace’s senior staff members and members of its youth team. The ultimate goal ...

08/09/2012

Fresno Metro Ministries, in collaboration with the California Endowment, are sponsoring "Saturday Night Lights."

08/06/2012

On Tuesday, hundreds of people are expected to descend on a soccer field in north Salinas — not to engage in sports but to support the fight against crime. The 29th annual National Night Out is set from 3-7 p.m.

08/06/2012

What will you be doing Tuesday August 7? It's the 29th annual National Night Out - a rare opportunity for civic leaders and residents to build relationships and keep their neighborhoods safe at the same time. Read youth blogger Ajay Lawson's account from last year's event.

National Night Out is Tuesday, August 7. It's a rare opportunity for civic leaders and residents to build relationships and keep their neighborhoods safe at the same time.

07/27/2012

COACHELLA, CA – Leaders from the Eastern Coachella Valley are working to build healthy communities with a 10-year, multi-million dollar plan called The California Endowment. In connection with staff-led, statewide policy initiatives, 14 communities, including the City of Coachella and unincorporated...

07/26/2012

There are some big improvements on the way in Coachella, which some neighbors say the city has needed for decades. Residents joined the mayor for a ground-breaking ceremony to get things under way.

07/26/2012

Yesterday, health experts gathered in Sacramento for a briefing -- called 'Health Rankings for Communities Across California: Using Data To Improve Population Health' -- to explore how health data can lead to public policy changes.