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On October 20, 2011 the Health Education Council celebrated 20 years of success! Read the story here.

Led by the Health Education Council, the Valley Hi neighborhood in South Sacramento will receive a $1 million grant from Kaiser Permanente. The grant is part of Kaiser's new three-year, $10 million Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) zone initiative. Read more!

Saturday July 24th was Community Health Day at Oak Park Market on 12th Avenue in Oak Park. The event, sponsored by the market, the Health Education Council, and the American Heart Association featured demonstrations of healthy cooking, dance and other activities, as well as information booths on high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke and free health screenings. Read the full story!

Yemanya Napue of the Health Education Council and Network for a Healthy California-African American Campaign served healthy fruits and vegetables.

  Nutrition program aims to educate Sacramento-area parents on healthy foods

20 Ways to Improve Your Summer with PLAY!!

  First Lady Obama To Eat Alice Waters Healthy Meal In CA: HEAL program Chair member and filmaker, Robert Lee Grant had the opportunity to attend a breakfast with First Lady Michelle Obama this June. At the event in Oakland two central characters of his multi-award winning documentary film, Nourishing The Kids Of Katrina - The Edible Schoolyard, met over a meal that renown chef Alice Waters, a longtime champion of eating local organic foods, prepared for First Lady Michelle Obama, who is leading a national healthy eating campaign.

A film about kids learning to eat healthy through an "edible schoolyard",  it has been screened as a statement of influence in many public schools and the national public health community. 
 
Information about the film and a trailer is available at www.NourishingTheKids.com. A copy of the film is available to media outlets upon request.
 
Robert Lee Grant
Filmmaker
P.O. Box 189444
Sacramento, CA 95818
www.NourishingTheKids.com

March is Womens "Herstory" Month. This March one of HEC's community health leaders, Macellina Amonoo, was awarded as Influential Woman on Campus at Sac State. Presented in partnership with Housing and Residential Life, the event celebrated and honored Sac State's female students, faculty and staff who have provided a leadership role and positive influence to the Sac State community. Read the full story here!

20 Ways to Incorporate More Fruits and Veggies Into YOUR Diet!

Health Education Council Board Members honored as some of Sacramento's Community Health Heroes!   Read the full article here.

Cynthia Robinson, a Program Administrator of Health Education Council and Regional Coordinator for Network for a Healthy California - African American Campaign, leads Community Health Leaders (CHL's) to deliver an impactful nutrition and physical education training that transforms the life of Executive Director Mark Jacobs. Check out Mark's story!

Left to Right: Macellina Amonoo (CHL), Mark Jacobs, Yemanya Nupue (CHL)

  Franklin High students in Stockton have been hard at work picking citrus fruit from around their school that would otherwise go to waste in an effort to distribute it to homeless shelters and food banks. Aly Kronick, Health Education Council Program Coordinator oversees this project and says they have already distributed 885 pounds of fruit, and will soon reach their harvest goal of 1,000 pounds. Read the full story here

Photo courtesy of Healthy Choices

  A message from the Health Education Council:

As we begin a new year, staff of the Health Education Council (HEC), would like to thank all of our friends and partners for your continued support in working towards one common goal: to promote healthy communities. Collectively, the work of Health Education Council continues to make a positive impact within the public health field for underserved communities, and we couldn't do it without you. Thank you.

Health Education Council welcomes new funding opportunities and partnerships to ensure the valuable work of each of our programs continues for years to come. We appreciate your support!  If you would like to speak with Health Education Council staff about ways to support our cause, please contact Ramona Mosley at (916) 556-3344 or by email rmosley@healthedcouncil.org.

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On December 10, 2010 the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) has honored GEO Academy at Grant Union High School with the 2010 SACOG Salutes! Regional Awards Program: EAT from the Garden  - Established four years ago in partnership with the GEO Academy and Health Education Council, engages high school students with real-world projects that foster community, critical thinking, and appreciation of the environment and natural resources. The curriculum offers outdoor learning and hands-on experiences. Their best-known project, a branded salsa sold at farmer's markets and in gourmet grocery stores, provides agricultural production, processing, and business experience.  In a testament to its relevance, the GEO Academy has a 100 percent graduation rate.  The GEO Academy integrates rural-urban connections in every lesson so students gain exposure to the agricultural, environmental and green-business careers. 

Greens, Salads and Fruit Trees: On Saturday Dec 11, 2010 in partnership with the Sacramento Tree Foundation, UC Cooperative Extension-Ventura County and City of Sacramento, Health Education Council (EAT from the Garden program) hosted a Fruit Tree Celebration at Grant High School showcasing physical activity, tasty ways to incorporate winter fruits into a salad, highlighted the unique flavor of Tat Soi (an Asian green), along with a free fruit tree to each participant to take home. Over 60 people attended the event and gained new knowledge of seasonal varieties that are delicious.

What started as a project to keep teenagers in school turned into a self-sustaining small business run by students at Grant Union High School - thanks in part to a grant from the United Way California Capitol Region. Click the link view a full copy of the article written by Melanie Turner for the Sacramento Business Journal.

The Health Education Council joined thousands of other runners on Thanksgiving morning to "Run to Feed the Hungry", benefiting the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services!

On September 28th, 2010 HEC and the HEAL Collaborative hosted a day of celebration, sharing of promising practices and recognition of the success, hard work and commitment of those working to educate, engage, and empower low-income communities to eat healthy and be active in the Gold Country Region. The day featured distinguished guests such as Woodland Mayor Art Pimentel, Dr. Shene Bowie, Director of Sac County WIC Teri Duarte and Board Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, all of whom have shown an enduring commitment to supporting healthy eating & active living within low-income communities in our region and beyond. Several presentations throughout the day outlined promising practices, resource sharing and demonstrations, fun PA breaks and of course a special appearance by Celebrity Chef Nikki Shaw!

The Network for a Healthy California - Gold Country Region Latino Campaign and Tzu Chi Foundation hosted a Health Fair in Woodland to commemorate Latino Health Awareness Month on September 26, 2010. This statewide effort empowers Latinos to make healthy, active living a priority for themselves and their families while staying true to their culture. Free to the public, the event included a variety of fun and educational activities such as learning to make authentic Latin dishes using healthier ingredients and cooking methods, and discovering fun, low-cost ways for the whole family to be physically active.

  Movies on a Big Screen with Slow Food Sacramento screened  the documentary film Lunch Line on September 26,2010. Portrayed is the personal story of six high school students from Chicago who enter a cooking contest to create a healthier school lunch and end up serving their winning meal to Congressional leaders. Following the screening was a  panel discussion on local advocacy and outreach which featured HEC's own Fatima Malik (seen bottom, right).

  Celebrity Chef Nikki Shaw has joined forces with the Network for a Healthy California - Gold Country Region - African American Campaign to address the Obesity crises that's plaguing California's African American community. View her in action!

Valarie Scruggs, Equity Director for American Heart Association, is an integral Advisory Council partner of the Health Education Council.  She recently developed a strategic partnership for HEC's African American Campaign (AA) with one of Sacramento's oldest community stores: Oak Park Market. 
This corner store is located in the heart of Oak Park and primarily serves underserved multi-ethnic populations. On August 5, 2010, the AA Campaign hosted a community health fair in collaboration with American Heart Association, Eat From The Garden, and AA Campaign Community Health Leaders.  The health fair afforded the opportunity to provide community members with interactive nutrition education, blood pressure checks, a variety of fruit & vegetable samples and an array of nutrition and physical activity resources.  

were organized to volunteer alongside AA Campaign Community Health Leaders. The team successfully provided over 150 participants with fruit and vegetable samplings, interactive nutrition and physical activity education, and nutrition education reinforcement materials.

 

On June 21, 2010 Philip Bensing, Physical Activity Specialist for the Health Education Council and Network For a Healthy California, spoke with the KCRA 3 News team about the importance of physical activity and how to fit it in your day without hitting a gym! Watch here!

This June, the Health Education Council in partnership with St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church's, and the Dr. Ephraim Williams Family Life Center  weighed in the results of a 90-Day Challenge. The Challenge focuses on a three month intensive health awareness campaign.  The total Challenge program has helped more than 300 individuals discover new and better ways to improve the quality, and prolong the length, of their lives. Read on!

 

On May 23, 2010, the Health Education Council and Network for a
Healthy California - Gold Country Region Retail Program took to store aisles to teach healthy eating at the Fruit and Veggie Fest. Read the full Sac Bee article here.

Autumn Cruz / acruz@sacbee.com

  Presentations are now online from Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control, a national conference that took place in New Orleans, LA, April 27-28, 2010. These presentations are organized into three tracks: integrating tobacco control into chronic disease planning; access to tobacco prevention, education and cessation services; and influencing policy, legislation and health care reform. Thanks to all who helped make our conference a success!

One doctor, nurse, educator or leader can't do it alone. What are you going to do? Spread the word. Inspire others. Share your ideas, comments, and opinions here. Contribute to making this the healthiest nation in one generation. First, support public health - from the local clinic to the neighborhood park. A healthier America won't be possible without the support of your communities. Second, adopt a healthier lifestyle. Encourage others to do the same. Help us teach a new generation that simple actions - like not smoking and eating healthy - lead to a happier, longer and more productive life. After all, healthy children will become healthy adults. All you have to do now is join us.

On February 1, 2010, employees at two of HEC's Network for a Healthy CA - Gold Country Worksites joined in a statewide effort  to break the Guinness World's Record for "Most People Jumping Rope at the Same Time," (currently held by Australia at 55,000 people).  Employees from General Mills in Lodi, and Blue Diamond Growers in Sacramento coordinated their morning break time to jump rope at the same time an estimated 75,000 individuals (from schools and other businesses) were jumping rope throughout the state.   The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (CAHPERD) will compile the final results to see if a new world record has been achieved! Check out this link for details.

HEC receives $1.8 million award from First 5 to improve nutrition and physical activity education for preschool children and their families.  Read more!

On January 21st, Slow Food Sacramento and Pesticide Watch Education Fund hosted Sustainable Sacramento, an annual celebration of Sacramento residents and organizations that have worked hard to make the region healthier and more livable in 2009.
Award recipients included:
*Harvest Sacramento - A regional volunteer effort to glean and supply fresh produce to local food banks, supported by Soil Born Farms & The Sacramento Food Bank
*Hot Italian - A newer restaurant that has modeled sustainability with a LEED certified building, large-scale composting facilities, as well as local and organic food
*GEO Academy - A high school program of the Health Education Council ( EAT from the Garden) has pioneered efforts to teach business education coupled with health education.

Fatima Malik and Ann Marie Kennedy accept the award on behalf of the Health Education Council and GEO.

  HEC received a $500 donation to support the community and school garden project at Grant High School from the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation, founded by musician Jack Johnson and his wife Kim. 

A panel of policy experts, agencies serving the homeless and those facing homelessness themselves gathered in the nation's capital on Oct. 21 to discuss the issue of tobacco usage among people of low socioeconomic status (SES). The Break Free Alliance organized the meeting, attempting to engage chief organizations that serve low SES populations in tobacco control efforts.
Read more on how policy experts are addressing homeless smokers!

  HEC's own African American Campaign Coordinator Cynthia Robinson was featured on local Sacramento radio station KBMB 103.5 to talk about healthy eating in the African American Community. Listen now! To find out more about this campaign please visit the homepage.

  "A Doctor's Word--Tips to Escape the Smoking Trap"

Editor's Note: In the debut of A Doctor's Word, Dr. Erin Marcus wrote about an African-American man's effort to quit smoking cigarettes. This week, she offers practical advice for all who would like to kick the habit. Dr. Marcus is associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Its been a long time waiting, but Cypress Garden is now open to north Sacramento Community members. Obtain a garden plot today and experience the joy of growing your very own fresh fruits and vegetables! Click here for more details.

Saturday September 19, 2009 the Health Education Council and Grant High School co-sponsored the 10th year Anniversary of Gardening, Education, and Community Service in the neighborhood of Del Paso Heights. GO EAT (Garden of Ethnic American Treasures) is the home of a unique blend of cultures, educational opportunities, and hands on cooking for all ages.  This weekend HEC facilitated and organized a terrific celebration of the culmination of 10 years of providing healthy food and nourishment for the members of immigrant and underserved populations.  This collaboration was made possible by Health Education Council, Grant High School GEO Academy, United Way, ATT, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, and the greater Sacramento community members. To find out more or to get involved please contact Fatima Malik by email.

Click photo for a history of the garden!

  A downtown mural, located on the eastern wall of Silvina's Basket restaurant on Main Street, was dedicated on Saturday September 12th during the Woodland Festival to Promote Latino Health. The mural was sponsored by the Health Education Council's Network for a Healthy California, and is intended to promote good nutrition. The idea was a full scene with a bright blue spring sky over farmland, a community garden and farmers market, people playing soccer and a tractor. Read more.

"SETA Head Start would like to recognize Health Education Council (HEC) for its exemplary contribution to Head Start children, families, parents and staff through the In the Grow program in the past program year 2008-2009. In the Grow Program which is funded by First 5 Sacramento, has brought (1) school gardening project opportunities at our Head Star centers; (2) staff and parent training and educational resources for physical activity promotion and nutrition education that supports I Am Moving I Am Learning curriculum (IMIL) and  (3) In the Grow farm stands at 7 SETA-Operated Program (SOP) Head Start locations in Sacramento County. The resources, activities and experiences provided by HEC through In the Grow significantly contribute to our agency's successful completion of the goal to promote healthy eating and increased physical activity to prevent childhood obesity."-Melanie P. Nicolas, M.A.
Program Officer
Program Support Services SETA Head Start

Organized by Wells Fargo Insurance Services, the Health Education Council and the American Cancer Society Workplace Solutions partnered to offer a free seminar on why worksite wellness strategies are important, and how they can be implemented for little to no cost. Read more..

Mai Linh Tompkins of the Network for a Healthy California - Worksite Wellness Program
sharing resources at the free seminar.

This May, the Health Education Council partnered with Food Maxx of Sacramento to host the Fruit & Veggie Fest. Through Fruit and Veggie Fest events, the Network for a Healthy California - Retail Program provided tips and tools to help low-income residents in Gold Country Region - and across California - take charge of their families' health to help reduce the risk of serious health problems, including obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancers.

Left to Right: Edith Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Bonnie Pannell, Robert Fong, Ramona Mosely.

The Healthy Choices Partnership was comprised of the Health Education Council, the Dairy Council of California, Fresh Producers, and 4 elementary schools within the Twin Rivers Unified School District. 

Orchard, Madison, Woodridge, and Aero Haven Elementary schools took the opportunity to teach a series of eight nutrition education lessons (from either Dairy Council of CA or Children’s Power Play!) in their classrooms, receive free weekly fresh fruit and vegetable boxes for each participating class, and learn ways they can choose to create a healthier school environment. 

The classes celebrated the completion of the nutrition education lessons at the end of May by having a Healthy Choices “Cyclebration” event at each school.  This included the Shape of Yoga for K-3 and nutrition related physical activity games for grades 4th-6th.  Each group of students also had the opportunity to taste smoothies and see a smoothie bike demonstration.

All in all, the program has received great reviews from participants and we look forward to planning and developing the program for the new school year!

Madison Elementary students wait for a turn on the smoothie bike.

We would like to thank 97.7 FM KDEE, a California Black Chamber of Commerce foundation program, for the invitation to speak about various public health issues, which the Health Education Council addresses.  Chinedu A. Nwaigwe, Program Administrator of NAATEN and Asthma Disparities Program, spoke on air about public health issues adversely affecting the African American Community.  Listen here.

  HEC's 3rd Annual Golf Tournament a Success! We do want to thank Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra and Bank of the West for being our sponsors! Also, a huge thanks to Mason’s restaurant for their support. 

  Health Education Council volunteers impressed with golf tournament; seeks "Cyclebration" volunteers.  Read more..
Posted by gabstevenson at 5/18/2009 7:54 AM PDT on The Sacramento Bee

May 13, 2009 – United Way California Capital Region employees Mary Beth Pilon (pictured above, right) and Isabelle Waters (pictured above, center) and HEC's own Susan Wilson (left) went out to volunteer at the Health Education Council’s recent golf tournament and they wanted to spread the word: They have never had so much fun volunteering before.

The Public Health Institute is soliciting applications for the Network from eligible non-profit faith associations to increase the use of effective, innovative nutrition education interventions in faith-based organizations and to promote access to healthy foods for low-income African Americans living in California. Please see the Funding Alert for additional details and continue to check the Network website for updates. The Funding Alert can be downloaded here:

For questions, please contact Laura.Oneill@cdph.ca.gov at 916 327-8267. We look forward to working together to improve the health of low-income Californians through the Network for a Healthy California.

Local Champion Mom Yemanya Napue tore up her backyard lawn to plant an extensive vegetable garden and shared her bounty with neighbors. Now she's planting much larger community gardens. Click photo to read full SacBee article.

 Photo courtesy of CARL COSTAS /ccostas@sacbee.com

On Tuesday March 24th, the HEC Power Play! team brought the smoothie bike out in support of the State Network for a Healthy California team as they  represented at the California Agriculture advocacy day at the Capitol.  The bike and booth had many notable visitors including legislators, the Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, (pictured on the bike here), the Governor, and legislative staff.


 
The EAT from the Garden program, a collaborative effort between the Health Education Council, Soil Born, and Grant High school was featured on a live news segment on Good Day Sacramento.  EAT from the Garden is a program designed to teach youth the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables by incorporating hands on cooking with real garden experiences.  Students go out to the garden to harvest their vegetables and then come into the classroom to cook a nutritious meal coupled with an interactive health nutrition activity.  The newscast highlighted the community garden located on the Grant High campus as well as the new cooking classroom. Watch video clip here.

Earl Fowlkes, longtime NAATEN Stakeholder, supporter, and President of the International Federation of Black Prides, attended a special reception to celebrate Black History Month and Aetna's African American History Calendar. To view Aetna's past and current 2009 African American History Calendars click here for more details.

The celebratory event took place at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 18, 2009 and honored the history and heritage of African Americans and organizations committed to health advocacy across the country.  We are grateful to Aetna for honoring NAATEN and more than pleased that Mr. Fowlkes represented NAATEN at this event!

 
Earl Fowlkes and Albert Dotson, Jr. Esq., Board Chair of 100 Black Men of America

Philadelphia's Mayor Michael Nutter and Earl Fowlkes

  The Health Education Council celebrates a successful 2008. Read more and find out how you can be a part of the exciting progress taking place!

In 2007, the Sacramento Asian-Pacific Chamber of Commerce launched an exciting new event - Future 5, honoring five up-and-coming businesses for their professional achievements, determination and admirable work promoting the Sacramento business community.

 The SACC once again honored local businesses at the 2nd Annual Future 5 event, held on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Mason's Restaurant. More than 150 people showed up to help the SACC honor, among others,  the Health Education Council (nonprofit sector). The 5 businesses and entrepreneurs awarded not only seek to better themselves, but also to serve and improve the community.

  The Network for a Healthy California - Gold Country Region Latino Campaign celebrates Binational Health Week success.

Binational Health Week events provided immigrant workers and their families with medical screenings, healthcare referrals, treatment services, and information about disease prevention. This week of activities was intended as a first step in a larger program of cooperation between North and Central American countries to improve the health of Latino immigrants who live and work in the United States and Canada.

 The Latino Campaign wants to thank the Latino Community, who attended  the Binational Health Week Fairs, as well as all the agencies that provided the services and made this project come true. The Latino Campaign would also like to thank the Radio Stations: "Magia solo éxitos", "La K buena", who in fact, played a fundamental role in the advertisement of the BHW Fairs.

We need your year-end car donation to help our community gardens! Our community gardens provide a pathway to better health through sustained access to fresh, tasty foods, grown by the families in the neighborhoods who need our help the most.  Your donations will provide irrigation and growing supplies to these family garden plots, and you can help us promote health right in our own community. Please visit our how to help page for more information.

  The HEAL Collaborative is in process of reviewing mini-grant applications. Funding decisions will made by *January 8, 2009. (*notification dates subject to change)

HEC is a partner of Grant High School and is funded by United Way impact council to expand nutrition education and success of high school youth through the program. Read how Macy's volunteers "dug" Grant High School's garden and how to become a volunteer!

Latino Health Awareness Month - The Network for a Healthy California-Latino Campaign was hard at work this September as it held Latino Health Awareness Month to celebrate healthy changes in its families and communities! Local programs took place throughout California (Bay Area Region, Central Coast Region, Central Valley Region, Desert Sierra Region, Gold Coast Region, Gold Country Region, Los Angeles Region, Orange County Region and San Diego & Imperial Region) and featured healthy cooking demonstrations, food preparation and healthy eating tips, free health screenings and plenty of nutrition education.

Local media coverage included El Observador (Bay Area), KCBA-TV Online (Central Coast), Ventura County Star (Gold Coast), KSCO-TV Telemundo (Gold Country), La Opinion (Los Angeles), KFCF-FM 88.1 (Central Valley) and Univision (San Diego & Imperial).

"Seed to Table" Each week this summer, nearly 100 teens pass through Grant High's new kitchen as part of two city-funded programs. They cook up homegrown delights harvested from the school's garden. The students develop their green thumbs as well, guided by teachers from Grant High and other partnering organizations. The goal is to cultivate understanding of the tremendous effort it takes to get food to their table, as well as how to keep that food as healthy as possible, teachers say. View full Sac Bee article here

(Kheyland McNeil, 14, left, and De'Shar Marcellous, 17, get advice from cooking coordinator Fatima Malik during a city-funded summer nutrition program. RANDY PENCH / rpench@sacbee.com)

New Research Indicates Cigarette Makers Manipulate Menthol Levels to Attract Young Smokers. Read more.

NAATEN speaks out about the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act currently under consideration in the House of Representatives. Read full article here.

Bike tour finds gardens blossoming in city lots. (sacbee.com)

"Gardening is peaceful, fulfilling, healthy, educational, inexpensive, only occasionally frustrating and almost always awe-inspiring. It encourages sharing. Some say it's a solution to poverty, obesity, even crime. And gardening inspires hope, which is what happened Saturday June 7th when more than 50 people got involved in the What's Growing On CYCLEbration, the first of what's likely to be an annual event."

 GRANTS UPDATE:

• The grant from American Legacy continues our faith-based tobacco cessation outreach to low income and African American communities. 
• Sutter is a new funder helping with our Eat From the Garden cooking classes.
• We also are helping Clayton County, Georgia with technical assistance to help address disparities in tobacco use among African Americans.

 On April  17, 2008, two Health Education Council staff members, Ramona Mosley and Mellissa Meng were recognized with the "Creating Healthy Environments" award given by the Sacramento County Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition.   The award recipients were recognized individuals, organizations and programs working to reduce childhood obesity in Sacramento County.

 NAATEN extends stakeholder reach to NAACP's flagship branch

 Charity Golf Tournament was a success to support several key programs!

 Enthusiastic reviews for NAATEN/NNTPP's National Conference, Promising Practices from the Field: Tobacco Control Strategies for Priority Populations!  For PowerPoint presentations, please visit NAATEN and NNTPP web pages.   
  Photos      Conference Program                                         

 Two NAATEN Stakeholder Executives (NBNA president and former CEO of   ABC) recipients of American Legacy's Multicultural Healthcare Award

"Black Folks Don't Use Quitlines!" Exploring the true story. Read full report here.
       Are you effectively reaching African American tobacco user?  View some
       quick facts from our national quitline assessment.

Health Education Council honored with "Best Nonprofit to Work for Award"

 National Dental Association paves the way:
NAATEN to implement Tobacco Cessation Curriculum for Clinicians.

New Program Funded by First 5 Sacramento Commission!
HEC is the recipient of a grant from the First 5 Sacramento Commission to implement innovative and exciting nutrition education, garden, and farm stand programs in partnership with Sacramento Head Start.

 Congratulations and Thank You - National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty (NNTPP) Conference

• Salsa entrepreneur Going Places
  
• HEC's Powerplay! wins an award
  
• Economic Development and Redevelopment
  
• Tobacco use and Poverty linked 
  
• Barbara Ward receives appointment with the Department of Affairs
  
• Stop-smoking efforts reaching out to homeless
  
• We'll Work For Food
  
• Blacks For Prop. 86
  
• Raley's Helps Local Families Get Their "5 a Day"
  
• Fat to go: Sacramento County among state's worst in food study