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The California Endowment reacts to Arizona's Immigration Law SB1070
In his June 24th blog,The California Endowment's president and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D. announced that The California Endowment is reconsidering its investments in Arizona-based companies in light of that state's new immigration law SB1070 - a law that runs counter to The Endowment's values and mission of improving the health of California's underserved communities. In his blog, he writes "how can we work hard every day to help Californians eliminate the inequalities they face.using money we made from supporting inequality?" A letter was sent to the CEOs of the Arizona-based companies with which The Endowment has investments putting them on notice that the foundation is considering divesting itself of all its investments in Arizona.
Listen to The California Endowment's Senior Vice President Daniel Zingale's interview about the foundation's response to Arizona's immigration law on the June 21, 2010 episode of the Radio Campesina Show Punto de Vista. Click here to listen (Interview is in Spanish only)
Read The Chronicle of Philanthropy article about The Endowment's response to Arizona's immigration law.
Read the LA Philanthropy Watch Blog about The Endowment's response to Arizona's immigration law.
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Daniel Zingale, Senior Vice President, The California Endowment Prevention Provisions in the Recently Passed Health Reform Bill Discussed on KPCC's Air Talk with Larry Mantle
An ounce of prevention is worth..$15 billion? The health care reform bill recently passed by Congress contains $15 billion in funding for prevention. The merits of prevention and if it will result in lower health care costs and healthier Americans over the long-term are discussed in this March 29, 2010 episode of KPCC’s Air Talk with Larry Mantle. The California Endowment’s Senior Vice President Daniel Zingale joins in the lively discussion.
Click here to listen
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Success stories from The California Endowment's Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
From schools to neighborhood corner markets, The California Endowment's Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program and Healthy Eating Active Communities initiative are changing the food and physical activity environments across the state for the better. In order to help other groups seeking out such changes, The Endowment has collected each program's success stories and put them together into one document. Some of these efforts have been featured by local, statewide and national media because of their innovative and effective approaches that help transform communities into healthier places.
Click here to read these success stories.
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A dynamic, user-friendly online toolkit about the process of transforming small corner stores to carry healthier food choices
Many of California's poorest communities are "food deserts" - places where healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables aren't very accessible, if at all. While most of us take our grocery stores for granted, poor communities often have to rely on the corner liguor/deli mart to feed their families. Unfortunately, most of these liquor/deli marts are stocked only with snack food, sodas, alcoholic beverages and a limited selection of canned goods, frozen foods and dairy products - making it difficult for low-income families to ensure their children are getting the nutrition they need to thrive.
Since type-2 diabetes and obesity prevalence are much higher in California's low-income communities, youth in California have decided to do something about their "food deserts." They're working with the owners of their local corner stores to bring in fresh fruits and vegetables.
Click here to learn more about Market Makeovers. |
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