Alhambra Unified School District promotes nutrition education and physical activity for individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles for Prekindergarten to Grade 12 students, teachers, and community members. Program components include: cooking in the classroom, Harvest of the Month, staff development, Nutrition Advisory Councils, school gardens, parent nutrition education, and community collaborations. Contact person: Judy Huffaker, Nutrition Education Specialist Mailing Address: 15 West Alhambra Road, Alhambra, CA 91801 Telephone number: 626.308.2501 Fax number: 626.308.2219 Email: huffaker_judy@alhambra.k12.ca.us

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well-being of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Founded in 1986, the Health Forum approaches activities with the philosophy of coalition-building and developing capacity within local AAPI communities. We advocate on health issues of significance to AAPI communities, conduct community-based technical assistance and training, provide health and U.S. Census data analysis and information dissemination, and convene regional and national conferences on AAPI health. APIAHF's Chronic Diseases Program includes the funded programs of tobacco control and cancer survivorships in addition to past projects in cardiovascular disease. APIAHF continues to address issues that are connected to the disease areas presently being addressed. Organization: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Contact person: Roxanna Bautista Mailing Address: 450 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108 Telephone number: (415) 954-9988 x 304 Fax number: (415) 954-9999

California Diabetes Program is a statewide program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and based out of the California Department of Health Services in Sacramento. The mission of our program is to prevent diabetes and its complications in California's diverse communities. In order to make this impact we work in the areas of 1)Improving quality of diabetes care provided 2) Increasing access to care 3) Promoting primary prevention of diabetes and 4) supporting public policy regarding better diabetes care and prevention. Contact: Roger Chene RD Area Health Promotion SpecialistGreater Los Angeles Area California Diabetes Program 1077 Santo Antonio Dr. #23 Colton CA 92324 (909) 825-5500

California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA) is a statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of low-income Californians by improving their access to nutritious, affordable food. CFPA goes about this through policy changes to improve use of the federal nutrition programs, such as school breakfast and food stamps, as the most effective response to hunger and obesity. Matt Sharp has worked in California Food Policy Advocates' Los Angeles office since 1997. Contact person: Matt Sharp Mailing Address: 1654 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Telephone number: 213.482.8200 Fax number: 213.482.8233 Email: matt@cfpa.net

Provides technical assistance and support to school receiving Network funds in Orange and LA counties. Contact Name: Susan Magrann, MS,RD Title: Nutrition Education Coordinator Address: Orange County Department of Education P.O. Box 9050 Costa Mesa, CA 92628-9050 714-327-1066 FAX: 714-540-3464 Email: smagrann@ocde.us

The Teen Nutrition Council was initiated in February of 2000 with a grant from the California Department of Health Services, through Healthy Cities and Communities. The goal of the Teen Nutrition Council is to produce programs and classes that affect the health of teens and other community members. The Teen Nutrition Council is now in its fourth year. It is composed of five teenagers from Duarte. Contact person: Rebecca Michaelis 1600 Huntington Dr. Duarte, CA 91010 (626)357-7931 Phone (626)358-0018 Fax michaelisr@accessduarte.com

Established in 1995, COPE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit health care organization whose mission is to Make Communities Healthier. COPE provides services through three division areas: The Health Workforce Transformation division, one of AmeriCorps 51 Most Innovative Programs in the country, revolutionizes the way hospitals and health care systems recruit, train, retain and mentor nursing and allied health care staff. Health Systems Improvement was developed as a partnership with the LAC+USC Health Network and 5 community clinics to identify and enroll frequent users of hospital, inpatient and emergency department services into a coordinated care management program. The Family Health & Education division offers free after school mentoring, tutoring and health education to low income, disadvantaged, at-risk youth and their families in its TEACH program. This division also offers Healthy Babies, a comprehensive perinatal service program designed to educate and support low-income, at-risk pregnant women. Contact: Ana Romero Associate Manager, TEACH Community Outreach for Prevention & Education (COPE) 2400 South Flower Street Lowman Outpatient Building, 4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 259-0250 x 231 Direct Line (213) 259-0255 Fax aromero@copepartners.org

Health Net of California is a managed care organization. We have both commercial members and governement funded members (Healthy Families, Medi-Cal, Healthy Kids). My department focuses on a wide range of health issues (including weight management programs e.g. Weight Watchers)and provides programs for members. We are active in the community and support community efforts as well as provide health education classes. Contact person: Anita Keneipp. M.S. Mailing Address: 1055 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena. CA 91106 Telephone number: 626 683 6488 Fax number: 626 683 6324 Email: anita.keneipp@healthnet.com

Responding to the current epidemic of diabetes and obesity, the Keck Diabetes Prevention Initiative (KDPI) will develop, implement, and evaluate a ten-year initiative aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity and diabetes in two communities in Los Angeles. Based on County data, the selected communities have been designated as medically underserved, having the highest incidence of diabetes-related deaths in Los Angeles, and are characterized by high rates of obesity and poverty. The two target communities identified are South Los Angeles and East Los Angeles, specifically in and around the zip codes of 90059 and 90022 respectively. The KDPI is divided into three phases. During Phase I (2004 - 2006) the Initiative aims to: 1) Analyze existing data on the prevalence of diabetes and associated health complications; 2) Gather information from community residents and leaders to attain a grounded understanding of the social, cultural and historical consumption of healthy food consumption and physical activity through key expert interviews, community advisory boards, focus groups and town hall meetings; 3) Map community resources and barriers to healthy eating and physical activity to identify areas where we can build on existing efforts and identify areas of need. During Phase II and III (2006 - 2013) KDPI will: 1) Determine and implement interventions based on community needs; 2) Identify outcomes measurements to be used in the intervention phase and develop evaluation strategies, methods, and protocols; and 3) Identify and partner with additional funding sources to secure resources for interventions; and 4) Disseminate formative research project findings and lessons learned. Valerie Ruelas, Director Phone: 323-660-2450 ext. 8416 Fax: 323-906-8043 Email: vruelas@chla.usc.edu

The Long Beach USD serves more than 92,000 students in 95 public schools in the cities of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Avalon on Catalina Island. The third largest school district in California, it serves the most diverse large city in the United States, according to Census 2000, with 46 different languages spoken by local students. The district employs more than 8,000 people, making it the largest employer in Long Beach. The school district was named the 2003-04 national winner of the $500,000 Broad Prize for Urban Education, recognizing America's best urban school system for increasing student achievement. The district believes the health of students and their success in school are intimately linked. Students must be healthy to be able to learn and students must be educated to keep themselves healthy. Our mission is to develop health literacy in all students. LBUSD is committed to standards-based health education. The LBUSD addresses nutrition education and physical activity promotion through a coordinated school health system that is consistent with CDC's model and is described in the Health Framework for California Public Schools and the LBUSD Health Education Content Standards. Building upon existing efforts, LBUSD will utilize California Nutrition Network funds to increase the likelihood that low-income students and their families will consume five fruits and vegetables daily, participate in physical activity (60 minutes per day for youth, 30 minutes per day for adults), and participate in food assistance programs. A Project Teacher and two Child Nutrition Specialists provide teacher training and parent education classes, while providing coordination support for the Harvest of the Month program and Nutrition Advisory Councils at low income schools. Contact: Robin Sinks, Health Curriculum Leader 1299 E. 32nd Street, #10 Signal Hill, CA 90755 562.997.0632 562.997.0413 (fax) rsinks@lbusd.k12.ca.us

This innovative curriculum guide and CD use movement, music, rhythm and rhyming activities to teach beginning literacy skills using fun physical movement techniques

The Network for a Healthy California-Hawthorne District is a great resource for nutrition education materials.

Northeast Valley Health Corporation is one of the nation's largest community health centers. We are a nonprofit organization that is community owned and controlled. We are here to provide health care services to adults, children, adolescents and families who are medically under-served, regardless of their ability to pay. We provide services in comprehensive primary care centers, on school campuses, in homeless shelters and in community-based locations in areas of high need. We provide culturally competent, quality health care with dignity. Contact:Theresa (Missy) Nitescu, MS, RD Chief Operations Officer Northeast Valley Health Corp 1172 North Maclay Ave. San Fernando, CA  91340 (818) 898-1388 ext 41624 (818) 439-0196 (cell) (818) 365-4031 FAX

The Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program (PHFE-WIC) is a nonprofit agency that has been providing WIC services in the Los Angeles and Orange Counties for over 25 years. Fifty WIC Centers are strategically located in high-density areas of need throughout the two counties serving approximately 316,000 clients every month. For information about participating in the program call 1-888-WIC-Baby.

The Project Angel Food mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses. Project Angel Food delivers free meals prepared with love. We act out of a sense of urgency because hunger and illness do not wait. Both hot and frozen meals are available depending on geographic location and client needs. All clients receive free nutrition counseling and special diets are available. We serve most of LA County and our meals are made from scratch by professional chefs and volunteer assistants. Contact person: Stacey Long, Community Liaison Coordinator Mailing Address: 7574 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046 Telephone number: 323-845-1800 (main number) Fax number: 323-845-1818 (main number)

School based Nutrition Network educating students about the importance of fruits and vegetables and the need for exercise. Contact person: Myrna Panetta, MS, RD or Diane Ezzo, Food Services Director 3907 Rosemead Blvd., Rosemead, CA 91770 Tel: (626) 312-2900 Fax: (626) 312-2918 mpanetta@rosemead.k12.ca.us

SSG/Tongan Community Service Center is a community center serving the low income Tongan community in Los Angeles. Among the Centers services are programs targeted at increasing activity among Tongan children, educating Tongan families about nutrition and diabetes prevention, and empowering Tongan families to advocate for their health and food access. Contact: Nellie Skeen, Project Director or Jennifer Tang, Program Analyst 605 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90015 N. Skeen(310)327-9650; J. Tang (213)553-1875 Fax (213) 553-1822

The Moveable Feast is a nutrition education/food preparation program currently operating in two school districts: Baldwin Park Unified and San Gabriel Unified. In Baldwin Park, six classes of fourth grade students from three elementary schools are bussed to the Baldwin Park Community Garden to plant vegetables with the gardening teacher and then transform their produce into healthy child-friendly recipes, which each child makes and tastes, under the direction of Linda Hahn, Program Director. In San Gabriel Unified, seventh grade students in health classes and English Language Learners at Jefferson Middle School learn nutrition principles, while making and preparing healthy recipes. Adults learning English in the Community Based English Tutoring (CBET) program in San Gabriel also learn "English Through the Language of Food" from California State University, Los Angeles dietetic interns, under the supervision of Linda Hahn.