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Bay Area Region :: Champions for Change
This section features Champions for Change
programs
aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption
and physical activity among low-income communities. These programs have been developed and implemented
by a variety of organizations.
Champions
for Change Awards
The Gilroy Dispatch recently featured a story on
Alfredo and Guadalupe Lopez receiving the Champions
for Change Award at the Network for a Healthy
California―Bay Area Region event.
View Gilroy Dispatch article.
Champions
for Change Winning Nominations!
The mission of the Network for a Healthy
California is to create innovative partnerships
so that low-income Californians are enabled to adopt
healthy eating and physical activity patterns as
part of a healthy lifestyle. The Bay Area’s
Champions for Change are instrumental in achieving
the Network’s mission.
View the list of Winning Nominations.
Who Are
Champions for Change?
Champions for Change are people who are
making healthy changes in their lives and
are committed to helping their family and
friends eat more fruits and vegetables and
be more physically active. They are
also involved in making healthy changes in
their neighborhoods and in their
communities.
Champions for Change are committed to:
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Increasing Fruit & Vegetable Consumption
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Increasing Physical Activity Levels
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Increasing Food Security
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Increasing Chronic Disease Prevention
The Network for a Healthy California
empowers Californians to be Champions
for Change by providing resources,
support and inspiration. The
Network partners with Champions for
Change and works tirelessly to make sure
their voices are heard and needs are
addressed. Together, we act
as agents for change seeking innovative
ways to enhance the health and
well-being of all low-income
Californians.
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Champion Moms!
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Patricia Miranda
Champion for Change
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The health
of my children is very important to me.
My hope is that my children and I live
healthy, fulfilling lives. That is why
I have joined the Network for a Healthy
California – Bay Area Region as a Champion
for Change. As a Champion for Change I
am learning and sharing all that I can about
healthy eating and about physical activity
for better health.
When my children grow up I want them to know
how to eat and how to be healthy. The
most important thing is good health...
Download Patricia's story.
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Patricia Miranda |
Jamilia Ashworth
Champion for Change
I have
joined the Network for a Healthy California
– Bay Area Region as a Champion for Change
for Better Health. My interest in
being a Champion for Change really started
when some of my family members passed away
from diabetes and heart disease. I
figured the Champions for Change program
could help me and my family to better our
health. With all that is going on in
my community with diabetes, obesity and
things like that, and also since my children
are getting older, I thought it was time for
a change for health...
Download Jamilia's story.
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Jamilia Ashworth |
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For more information about Champions for
Change please contact the Network for a
Healthy California – Bay Area Region at
championsforchange@barnn.org, call
408.792.5118, or visit
www.barnn.org.
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