Success Stories

  • Ontario Approves Smoke Free Parks Ordinance

    Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County

    07-17-2018

    The City of Ontario City Council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance for Smoke-Free Parks on July 17, 2018. The Ontario HEAL Zone Teen Action Committee…

  • CalTrans Announces 2018-19 Grant Awards

    Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County

    05-11-2018

    Caltrans announced the 2018-19 Fiscal Year Transportation Planning Grant awards. A statewide total of 180 grant applications were received that requested approximately…

  • Eastside Riverside Hosts 5th Annual Walk by Faith

    Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County

    04-29-2018

    Eastside HEAL Zone and the Riverside Community Health Foundation hosted the fifth Annual Walk by Faith event at Park Avenue Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday,…

  • Ventura Community Celebrates Opening of Kellogg Park

    Community: West Ventura, Ventura County

    04-14-2018

    The City of Ventura proudly celebrated the grand opening of Kellogg Park on April 14, 2018. The City Council approved the purchase of the 2.4-acre site in 2013…

  • Lemon Grove Signs Agreement for New Community Garden

    Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County

    04-03-2018

    The Lemon Grove City Council formally approved a lease agreement for a community garden open to residents to plant fruit and vegetables on April 3, 2018. Proposed…

  • Ontario HEAL Zone: The Roots of a Healthy Community

    Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County

    03-02-2017

    Five years ago, a little-used community center on Bon View Ave in Ontario sat adjacent to four acres of empty, weed-ridden land. Without the funds to offer physical…

  • Eastside HEAL Zone Outdoor Fitness Courses

    Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County

    01-12-2016

    Recently installed outdoor fitness courses at Bordwell and Lincoln Parks encourage visitors to take their fitness activities outside.  The fitness courses…

  • City of Riverside Adopts Healthy Food and Beverage Policy

    Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County

    11-10-2015

    In the Eastside Heal Zone, in line with the California Department of Public Health's Rethink Your Drink Campaign, the City's Parks, Recreation, and Community…

  • Lemon Grove Adopts Joint Use Agreement

    Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County

    11-03-2015

    The Lemon Grove School District Board and Lemon Grove City Council approved a Joint Use Agreement in October and November 2015, respectively, for the newly constructed…

  • Lemon Grove Honored with Healthy Community Award

    Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County

    10-21-2015

    The City of Lemon Grove was recognized with the "Healthy Community Award" for the second consecutive year at the October 21, 2015 Circulate San Diego Annual…

  • Hollywood High School Gets a “Taste of Tomorrow”

    Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County

    10-14-2015

    Hollywood High School continues to reinvent itself as an increasingly healthy place for students to learn, grow and succeed. On October 14, restaurateurs, chefs,…

  • Healthy Mural Transforms Eastside Market Exterior

    Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County

    08-15-2015

    La Tapatia market in Eastside received a healthy mural transformation on the weekend of August 15th. The beautification projects now provides promotion and visibility…

  • Resident Leaders Learning Community

    Community: Southern California

    08-01-2015

    Approximately 150 residents and partners from across Southern California participated in the HEAL 2015 Resident Leaders Learning Community at the Crown Plaza…

  • Activate Whittier Honored with the AHA NOVA Award

    Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County

    07-24-2015

    The American Hospital Association (AHA) honored Activate Whittier, one of only five, with the AHA NOVA Award during the July 24, 2015 Health Forum & AHA…

  • Healthy Ontario Awarded the BUILD Health Challenge Grant

    Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County

    06-09-2015

    From over 300 applicants, the Healthy Ontario Initiative was one of 18 community collaborations honored as a national leader in promoting health. Healthy Ontario…

  • Long Beach’s First Ever Beach Streets Uptown

    Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County

    06-06-2015

    Beach Streets Uptown opens streets up for walking, bicycling, and socializing by temporarily closing thoroughfares to automobile traffic. Known more generally…

  • The Children’s Clinic Hosts HEAL Zones in Long Beach

    Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County

    04-29-2015

    The Children's Clinic hosted a peer exchange with Lemon Grove, Ontario, Riverside, Ventura, and Kaiser Permanete peers in the North Long Beach HEAL Zone…

  • Analaura Amezquita Recognized for Her Work in Whittier

    Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County

    03-30-2015

    Ms. Amezquita has participated in Activate Whittier’s “Change Starts with Me” training and served as a dedicated volunteer with Activate Whittier…

  • Lori Tiffany Honored for Her Work in Whittier

    Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County

    03-15-2015

    Lori Tiffany was nominated by Gloria Villa, Communications Specialist, Uptown Whittier MCA. Ms. Tiffany is the Executive Director of the Uptown Whittier YMCA…

  • Students Take Pledge Not to Get Caught “Red-Handed” in Hollywood High School

    Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County

    02-01-2015

    The F.A.M.E. (Fit, Active, Motivated, and Empowered) Health Club and Healthy Athletes Committee students said enough is enough with the black market sales of…

  • Ninfa Delgado Honored for Her Work in Riverside

    Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County

    02-01-2015

    Ninfa Delgado, Vice President and COO of Riverside Community Health Foundation, was honored by two organizations in February. Nominated by a resident, Ninfa…

  • 24 Child Care Sites in Lemon Grove Receive Wellness Champion Designation

    Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County

    11-07-2014

    The Lemon Grove HEAL Zone and YMCA Childcare Resource Service (CRS) hosted a graduation celebration on November 7th for twenty-four child care providers who…

  • Talented Artist Designs HEAL Mural at Hollywood High School

    Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County

    10-01-2014

    As part of his senior project, student and artist Jose De La Paz has completed a Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) mural at Hollywood High School. Jose is…

  • Hollywood High School Student Named Champion of Health

    Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County

    10-01-2014

    Congratulations to Wendy Siguenza from Hollywood High School for being a recipient of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy 2014 Emerging Health Leader…

  • Lancaster, Lemon Grove, and Ventura Schools Win Fire Up Your Feet Challenge Awards

    Community: Southern California

    10-01-2014

    Thousands of students, families, and school staff at schools across the country tracked their physical activity during the Fire Up Your Feet Fall 2014 Activity…