Tag: Network for a Healthy California

  • For Amina Sheik Mohamed, Women’s Health is First

    2013 Women’s History Month honoree, Amina Sheik Mohamed | Photo Credit: Jim Spadoni By Monica Medina The following article appeared on the new KPBS blog, Hey Neighbor! Written by KPBS Director of Diversity and Engagement Monica Medina, Hey Neighbor! explores the people and places that make San Diego an extraordinary place to live. San Diego’s…

  • State Patches Hole in Nutrition Funding Left by Fiscal Cliff Deal

    City Heights mother Latonya Frazier has started substituting healthier ingredients in her soul food recipes, thanks to nutrition education from the Network for a Healthy California. Federal funding for the program was cut in January’s fiscal cliff deal. | Photo Credit: Amina Sheik Mohamed By Megan Burks State Patches Hole in Nutrition Funding, Aired Feb.…

  • Tweet City Heights: Teens and Safety Exhibit + More Weekend Events

    By Megan Burks You’re Invited: Teens and Safety in City Heights Join Speak City Heights partners KPBS, Voice of San Diego, Media Arts Center San Diego, The AjA Project and Mid-City CAN 4 p.m. Saturday at Hoover High School for an event centered on teens and safety in City Heights. We’ll take a look back…

  • ‘Black Girls Run’ Act as Exercise Ambassadors

    and Megan Burks In San Diego County, 65 percent of African American women are overweight or obese, according to Lakeysha Sowunmi of the Network for a Healthy California. That’s in part because of poor nutrition–African Americans eat 35 percent more fried foods than any other ethnicity, Sowunmi said. But another factor is often overlooked. Many…

  • Tweet City Heights: IRC to Celebrate Refugee Entrepreneurs Saturday

    By Megan Burks Weekend Bazaar and Bus Tour to Celebrate Refugee Entrepreneurs The International Rescue Committee in San Diego is scheduled to host its international holiday bazaar 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the City Heights Farmers Market. The event will feature local refugee entrepreneurs selling handicrafts from all over the world. Free gift-wrapping…