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  • A Walking School Bus? Why Not!!

    Jan 11, 2021

    Madera County Department of Public Health is a grantee for the Cal Fresh Healthy Living Program, a SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency.  During the 2019-2020 school year, they worked with George Washington Elementary School to pilot a Walking School Bus Program (WSB). This was done to keep students safe while walking to school. Many students walk through wide, uncontrolled crossings where there are no sidewalks on the road.

    Walking School Bus

  • Asian American CalFresh Healthy Living Implementation Guide

    2019 USDA. SNAP-Ed & The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

    The Asian American CalFresh Healthy Living Implementation Guide is intended to serve as a resource for SNAP-Ed funded partners in LA County, as well as other local health departments and/or organizations implementing SNAP-Ed with adult Asian American populations.

    Asian American CalFresh Healthy Living Implementation Guide september 2019

  • Brighter Bites

    2018 UTHealth School of Public Health

    Brighter Bites is a school-based health promotion program designed to change the behavior of children and their families to prevent childhood obesity and achieve long-term health outcomes.

  • Building School District Capacity in Physical Activity Virtually Reaches 18,000 Students!

    Mar 16, 2021 Six hundred teachers at Alvord Unified in Riverside County discovered ways to make physical activity breaks fun in the virtual classroom. They used lessons from the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California Cooperative Extension (CFHL, UCCE) team. The team provided a virtual professional development training for teachers, which helped them effectively reach 18,000 students.
    zoom call with images of students and a premade exercise list in two columns; first column 1 Jumping Jacks, 3, arm circles, 5 jump in place; 2nd column 2 squats, 4 calf raises, 6 lunges - CFHL, UCCE team demonstrates a brain break activity during a virtual class

  • Cafeteria Promotions Enhance Farm to School Efforts

    Jan 18, 2018 School food service directors in the California Bay Area have been working with wholesalers and farmers to include more local or regional produce in school meals. These directors often face tight budgets and purchasing challenges. Students, particularly low-income students, are often unfamiliar with locally grown foods. Promotional efforts are needed to introduce the new items to students and reduce food waste.
    3 cups used for voting

  • CalFresh Healthy Living to the Rescue in San Diego County!

    Feb 26, 2025 In San Diego County, California, CalFresh Healthy Living, the SNAP-Ed program in California, partnered with the San Diego Rescue Mission (also known as the Mission). The Mission is an organization that provides meals, shelter, clothing, education, and job skills training for individuals experiencing homelessness.
    participants help to prepare food by chopping herbs

  • Children’s Farmers Market Brings Fresh Produce to Kids

    Aug 14, 2017 There are many families in San Luis Obispo County who lack adequate access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County (SLO Food Bank) set out to help. SLO Food Bank started the “Children’s Farmers Market Program”. This program gives locally grown donated produce to children from low-income families.
    farmer stands behind boxes of vegetables