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NETWORK FOR A HEALTHY
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“Be a Champion for Change”

What is a Champion for Change?

Champions for Change are people – just like you – who are using their power to help their families prevent chronic disease. These diseases include obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and certain types of cancer.

Champions for Change are committed to helping their families eat more fruits and vegetables and be more physically active. They are also involved in making healthy changes in their neighborhoods.

You are not alone.

The Network for a Healthy California (Network) is here to help you be a champion. Meet the Network Champion Moms and learn more on how to become a champion for your health, your family, and your neighborhood.

You make it happen.

People everywhere are making healthy changes. Making changes in diet and exercise is not easy. But by taking one step at a time, you can make lasting changes too.

The goals of the program are:

• Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption
• Increasing physical activity levels
• Increasing food security
• Increasing chronic disease prevention

• Primary target: families with school-aged children with an annual income of $20,000 or less
• Secondary target: school-aged children 5 through 18; teachers, health and community workers who interact with primary target.

Services/Programs Available

• Fun and interactive nutrition education materials and presentations for students in preschool, elementary school or after-school programs.
• Train the Teacher programs – we’ll teach how to incorporate nutrition education into your existing curriculum.
• Classroom curriculum – we’ll provide you with all the materials you need for all your students – handouts, posters, brochures, incentives, you name it, and we’ve got it!
• It’s totally FREE!

Contact Us

• Contact us at 951-358-5880 for additional information or to schedule a presentation.

Links

• Riverside County Department of Public Health: www.rivcoph.org
• California Safe Routes to School Initiative: www.dhs.ca.gov/routes2school
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking: www.bikewalk.org
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center: www.pedbikeinfo.org
• Public Health Institute: www.phi.org
• California Department of Health Services: www.dhs.ca.gov
• California DHS, Prevention and Nutrition Section: Champions for Change www.cachampionsforchange.net/
• California Center for Physical Activity: www.caphysicalactivity.com
• Riverside County Department of Public Social Services Assistance Programs http://dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/dpss/assistance.htm

For additional information on all programs in Nutrition Services, please call (951) 358-5311.
For WIC information and appointments, call 1-800-455-4942 from within Riverside County,
or 1-951-358-7200 from outside Riverside County.
Loving Support Breastfeeding 24-hour Helpline, 1-888-451-2499.

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