Our partner farmer, Ken Lee at his organic farm in Reedly, CA, where he grows citrus, stone fruit, asian pears, grapes, and persimmons
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As we approach the end of winter, APIFM’s Community Health Workers (CHWs) have remained committed to engaging in meaningful conversations with individuals on vaccine access. Throughout February, the team continued to provide food and resources to families in the South Bay, distributing fresh produce and eggs to the Samoan community at Malamalama Ole Lalolagi in Carson. CHWs also distributed translated vaccine education materials developed by the Department of Public Health to reinforce the importance and safety of vaccines.Our CHW team also strengthened ties with the Pacific Islander Health Partnership (PIHP), a vaccine outreach partner. CHWs attended a cultural weaving workshop in Santa Ana hosted by PIHP, allowing us to be immersed in community and served as a great reminder of our collective history and shared goals for community health.The CHW team and PIHP continued collaborative efforts in a public health vaccination campaign. As part of this initiative, we have strategically utilized transit shelters and billboard spaces, ensuring maximum visibility throughout the South Bay and San Fernando Valley.These campaign posters, which feature a Tongan family, are instrumental in providing community members with necessary representation and accessibility to vaccine information. We will encourage ongoing engagement with vaccination efforts, reminding the community that it’s never too late to vaccinate! Pacific Islander Health Partnership #PIHP #CommunityHealthWorkers #CHW #PacificIslander #PI #Communities #SouthBay #SanFernandoValley #SFV #HolisticHealth #Health #Wellness #Vaccinate
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The produce prescription pilot is a partnership with the Chinatown Service Center (CSC), to bring culturally relevant produce to CSC clients who are low-income and managing diet-related chronic conditions such as diabetes. For eight months in 2024, Food Roots Harvest will deliver bags of fresh produce that is ordered by CSC, such as bitter melon and bok-choy, together with a dozen eggs to the clinic for bi-weekly distribution to participating clients to decrease cultural food insecurity and increase positive health outcomes. Dr. May Wang is helping to assess this pilot project which is funded by Cedars-Sinai.Chinatown Service Center 華埠服務中心 #produceprescription #foodrootsharvest #FRH #freshproduce #freshproduceaccessla
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⛰️“A monument expansion is the clear next step to…ensure long-term protections for this richly diverse habitat, its wildlife, and neighboring communities. Public and private funding is also critical to enhancing visitor experiences, fostering environmental stewardship, and ensuring adequate staffing.” Southern California residents Brenda Kyle and Daniel Rossman are calling on President Joe Biden to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and also highlighting the need for additional resources to care for the monument and the National Forest. 📖 Read their op-ed from ColoradoBoulevard.net here: bit.ly/49VKM6L Nature For All #SanGabrielMountainsForever #MonumentsForAll #ProtectCAPublicLands
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A Monumental Opportunity To Safeguard Our Mountains
Support for the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument expansion is gaining momentum. A recent public meeting hosted hundreds of local leaders, advocates and r3 weeks ago
“California’s national monuments and other public lands have long provided service members and veterans with necessary refuge and respite from the demands of military service. We see protecting these places as an extension of our service to this country and the duty of anyone who thinks of themselves as a patriot.” – Janessa Goldbeck, CEO of Vet Voice Foundation and a Marine Corps veteran. A new report from Vet Voice Foundation highlights the opportunity for President Biden to designate or expand five national monuments in California. 🌲 These public lands are important to military and veteran communities throughout the state. Visit bit.ly/MonumentsReport to read more!Nature For All #MonumentsForAll
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Our CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) team introduced a client choice model during the Jan. 25th food distribution at Sierra Vista Park in Monterey Park. This model gives clients control over what food items to take to their homes and reduce food waste. During this distribution, the team displayed strawberries, chards, mushrooms , lettuce, and frozen garbanzo beans (also referred to as chickpeas) on tables and dollies and allowed community members to select which produce item to take home. The majority of community members who came were Chinese or Chinese-Southeast Asian – many were not familiar with garbanzo beans and did not add them to their produce bags. However, several stayed behind to ask our staff how to prepare and eat the garbanzo beans, and decided to take the beans home to try. Curious about how to add garbanzo beans to your diet? Visit www.eatfresh.org to find easy and healthy recipes! 🥘#APIFM #foodrootsharvest #FRH #freshproduceaccessla #LAPublicHealth #ChooseHealthLA #freshproduce #CfHL #CalFreshHealthyLiving #healthandwellness #montereypark
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