Eat Well Live Better.org to Help San Gabriel and Pomona Valley Residents Thrive.PASADENA, Calif. -- Residents of San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. and Pomona Valley The Pomona Valley, adjacent to the Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley in California, straddles the border between Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Some residents consider the Pomona Valley to be a unique geographical area, independent of both. will now have another tool to help them live healthier lifestyles. Eat Well Live Better.org will provide nutritional and physical activity resources, including up-to-date information about local community events, fitness guidelines, recipes and much more. "As a primary care physician, I always have patients asking me for resources to help them live a healthier lifestyle. With the Eat Well Live Better.org website, each family can find just the right program, in a location near their own community," said Amy Porter, MD, Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, weight management physician lead. "It's a great tool in the fight against the obesity epidemic," she added. The ultimate goal of this website is to raise awareness about pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. and adult obesity adult obesity Public health Overweight in an adult, defined as an average body-mass index of ≥ 27.8 in ♂ and 27.3 in ♀. See Morbid obesity, Obesity. Cf Childhood obesity. , and provide access to nutrition, and information resources for the whole family. People living in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys will be able to locate physical activity opportunities going on in their community by typing in their zip code. This feature will direct them to the health programs offered in their neighborhood. "Having easy access to nutritional information and healthy diet tips can make a real difference on how families approach their own nutrition," said Alicia Mardini, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of East Valley Community Health Center. "We hope that parents and their children will use it often." The website is now active thanks to grants of almost $42,000 presented by Kaiser Permanente's Healthy Eating Active Living initiative, Citrus Valley Health Partners, and The California Endowment Healthy Eating Active Communities Collaborative to the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Service Planning Area's (SPA) 3 Health Planning Group. "The Eat Well Live Better.org website is an invaluable tool for concerned residents in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley," said Mitchell S. Kushner, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. "It is an important step on the long road to reversing the obesity and chronic disease epidemic," he added. Porter and Kushner are part of a Healthy Eating, Active Communities (HEAC) collaborative that seeks to improve the quality of food and physical activity environments available to school-age children in the City of Baldwin Park. Baldwin Park was one of six communities in the state chosen as a grantee An individual to whom a transfer or conveyance of property is made. In a case involving the sale of land, the buyer is commonly known as the grantee. grantee n. of the HEAC four-year initiative launched by The California Endowment. The information on the website will soon be available in Spanish and Chinese. About the Service Planning Area 3 Health Planning Group: The Service Planning Area (SPA) 3 Health Planning Group (HPG HPG human pituitary gonadotropin. ) is a coalition of community health advocates and local health organizations serving the low-income and uninsured population of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. This group came together in 2001 to establish a planning body that could be responsive to changes in the health care system affecting SPA 3 residents. Its mission is to improve the health and well being of the SPA 3 community by increasing access to care and promoting healthy lifestyles. About Kaiser Permanente: Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health plan. Kaiser Permanente's Southern California Region is a nonprofit, group practice prepayment program headquartered in Pasadena, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of 3.2 million Southern California members from Bakersfield to San Diego. It encompasses the nonprofit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Kaiser Permanente's Southern California Region includes more than 49,919 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 6,000 physicians representing all specialties. More information about Kaiser Permanente can be found at www.kaiserpermanente.org. |
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