Success Stories
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Ontario Approves Smoke Free Parks Ordinance
Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County
07-17-2018The 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…
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CalTrans Announces 2018-19 Grant Awards
Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County
05-11-2018Caltrans announced the 2018-19 Fiscal Year Transportation Planning Grant awards. A statewide total of 180 grant applications were received that requested approximately…
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Eastside Riverside Hosts 5th Annual Walk by Faith
Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County
04-29-2018Eastside HEAL Zone and the Riverside Community Health Foundation hosted the fifth Annual Walk by Faith event at Park Avenue Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday,…
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Ventura Community Celebrates Opening of Kellogg Park
Community: West Ventura, Ventura County
04-14-2018The 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…
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Lemon Grove Signs Agreement for New Community Garden
Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County
04-03-2018The 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…
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Ontario HEAL Zone: The Roots of a Healthy Community
Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County
03-02-2017Five 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…
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Eastside HEAL Zone Outdoor Fitness Courses
Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County
01-12-2016Recently installed outdoor fitness courses at Bordwell and Lincoln Parks encourage visitors to take their fitness activities outside. The fitness courses…
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City of Riverside Adopts Healthy Food and Beverage Policy
Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County
11-10-2015In 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…
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Lemon Grove Adopts Joint Use Agreement
Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County
11-03-2015The 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…
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Lemon Grove Honored with Healthy Community Award
Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County
10-21-2015The 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…
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Hollywood High School Gets a “Taste of Tomorrow”
Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County
10-14-2015Hollywood High School continues to reinvent itself as an increasingly healthy place for students to learn, grow and succeed. On October 14, restaurateurs, chefs,…
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Healthy Mural Transforms Eastside Market Exterior
Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County
08-15-2015La Tapatia market in Eastside received a healthy mural transformation on the weekend of August 15th. The beautification projects now provides promotion and visibility…
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Resident Leaders Learning Community
Community: Southern California
08-01-2015Approximately 150 residents and partners from across Southern California participated in the HEAL 2015 Resident Leaders Learning Community at the Crown Plaza…
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Activate Whittier Honored with the AHA NOVA Award
Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County
07-24-2015The American Hospital Association (AHA) honored Activate Whittier, one of only five, with the AHA NOVA Award during the July 24, 2015 Health Forum & AHA…
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Healthy Ontario Awarded the BUILD Health Challenge Grant
Community: Ontario, San Bernardino County
06-09-2015From over 300 applicants, the Healthy Ontario Initiative was one of 18 community collaborations honored as a national leader in promoting health. Healthy Ontario…
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Long Beach’s First Ever Beach Streets Uptown
Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County
06-06-2015Beach Streets Uptown opens streets up for walking, bicycling, and socializing by temporarily closing thoroughfares to automobile traffic. Known more generally…
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The Children’s Clinic Hosts HEAL Zones in Long Beach
Community: North Long Beach, Los Angeles County
04-29-2015The Children's Clinic hosted a peer exchange with Lemon Grove, Ontario, Riverside, Ventura, and Kaiser Permanete peers in the North Long Beach HEAL Zone…
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Analaura Amezquita Recognized for Her Work in Whittier
Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County
03-30-2015Ms. Amezquita has participated in Activate Whittier’s “Change Starts with Me” training and served as a dedicated volunteer with Activate Whittier…
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Lori Tiffany Honored for Her Work in Whittier
Community: Whittier, Los Angeles County
03-15-2015Lori Tiffany was nominated by Gloria Villa, Communications Specialist, Uptown Whittier MCA. Ms. Tiffany is the Executive Director of the Uptown Whittier YMCA…
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Students Take Pledge Not to Get Caught “Red-Handed” in Hollywood High School
Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County
02-01-2015The 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…
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Ninfa Delgado Honored for Her Work in Riverside
Community: Eastside Riverside, Riverside County
02-01-2015Ninfa Delgado, Vice President and COO of Riverside Community Health Foundation, was honored by two organizations in February. Nominated by a resident, Ninfa…
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24 Child Care Sites in Lemon Grove Receive Wellness Champion Designation
Community: Lemon Grove, San Diego County
11-07-2014The Lemon Grove HEAL Zone and YMCA Childcare Resource Service (CRS) hosted a graduation celebration on November 7th for twenty-four child care providers who…
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Talented Artist Designs HEAL Mural at Hollywood High School
Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County
10-01-2014As 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…
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Hollywood High School Student Named Champion of Health
Community: Hollywood, Los Angeles County
10-01-2014Congratulations to Wendy Siguenza from Hollywood High School for being a recipient of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy 2014 Emerging Health Leader…
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Lancaster, Lemon Grove, and Ventura Schools Win Fire Up Your Feet Challenge Awards
Community: Southern California
10-01-2014Thousands of students, families, and school staff at schools across the country tracked their physical activity during the Fire Up Your Feet Fall 2014 Activity…