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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 Communites 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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Actor Robert Downey, Jr. and The California Endowment's Senior Vice President Daniel Zingale in the state capital to meet with legislators about prison reform on January 21, 2010
Prison reform has and continues to be a major issue in California. Due to state budget shortfalls, funding for prisoner re-entry and rehabilitation programs is scarce. Re-entry and rehabilitation programs are key to keeping prisoner recidivism rates down. California's recidivism rate is 70 percent. On January 21, 2010, The California Endomwent's Senior Vice President Daniel Zingale and Actor Robert Downey, Jr. met with State Senators Mark Leno and Abel Maldanado, Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico and key governor's staff -- all important players in the area of prison reform and re-entry.
Click here to learn about Second Chance's P.R.E.P, one of the most effective prisoner re-entry programs in the state of California. The recidivism rate for those who complete the program is 30 percent, significantly lower than the state rate.
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Building Healthy Communities: The California Endowment's Strategic Vision Web Site Online In 2010, The California Endowment will embark on a new, 10-year strategic direction: Building Healthy Communities. Our goal is to support the development of communities where kids and youth are healthy, safe and ready to learn. We have created a special Web site to answer questions about The Endowment and changes in its programmatic direction.
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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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 The California Endowment provides support for health programming with select news providers. Use the menu below to see a list of our partners and visit their websites (opens a new window).
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