Life After Incarceration: Becoming a Mentor for Young Men in Coachella

September 30, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, aurora saldivar, BMOC, Boys and Girls Club, Boys and Men of Color, Building Healthy Communities, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Raices Cultura, Ramon Leija, Riverside County Juvenile Detention Center, the california endowment

[Translate]   AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Ramon Leija clearly remembers the moment he decided to turn his life around.

State Hearing Urges Action to Improve Lives of Young Men of Color

August 8, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, Assemblymember Manuel Perez, BMOC, Boys and Men of Color, Building Healthy Communities, California Assembly, Dr. Robert Ross, Eastern Coachella Valley, Liberty Hill Foundation, PolicyLink, the california endowment

[Translate]       SACRAMENTO — State legislators held a hearing August 8 calling for ongoing policy and legislative solutions to improve the lives of the state’s young men of color.

Improving Access for Dialysis Patients in ECV

July 1, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: bhc, Building Healthy Communities, California Health Interview Survey, Center for Disease Control, Coachella Kidney Institute, diabetes, Dialysis, Eastern Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, J.E. Chandrashekar, Johnny Flores Jr, Naren Chandrashekar, the california endowment

[Translate]     JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA — When the Indio dialysis center closed for renovation, Maura Halos had two options.

CV Study Reveals Disparities of East Versus West

June 24, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Institute for Rural Studies, California Rural Legal Assistance, Celia Garcia, Center for Regional Change, Coachella, Comité Cívico del Valle, CRLA, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, ICUC, Inland Congregations United for Change, Invisible Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Jonathan London, Mecca, Megan Beaman, North Shore, Pueblo Unido CDC, Salton Sea, the california endowment, UC Davis

[Translate]     IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated   EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY — With its lavish resorts and golf courses, the Coachella Valley is a getaway to some and a retirement home for others.

Teen Chef Battle Makes Healthy Eating Fun at CVHS

May 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, Dr. Oz, Eastern Coachella Valley, HealthCorps, Johnny Flores, Naomi Soto, nutrition, the california endowment

[Translate]                                         JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA – The chefs carefully placed a souvlaki pita and a southwest chicken sandwich in front of the three judges, next to their scorecards.

Nonprofit Tech Fest Coming to Mecca May 3-4

April 19, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Allen Gunn, Boys and Girls Club, Building Healthy Communities, CA tech fest, California Nonprofit Technology Festival, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Mecca, Misty Avila, Trinidad Arredondo

[Translate]                             MECCA — The California Nonprofit Technology Festival – a high-spirited, fully interactive statewide convening — is coming to the Eastern Coachella Valley.

The Hue Music & Arts Festival Coming to Coachella April 6

April 2, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Valley Teachers Association, coachella valley unified school district, Eastern Coachella Valley, Esperanza Navarro, goldenvoice, HealthCorps, Regional Access Project, The Hue, The Hue Music Arts Festival

[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfByAuQqt84&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=24[/youtube] The Hue 2012 slideshow by Alejandra Alarcón   Coachella – The Hue Music & Arts Committee is proud to host the Third Annual The Hue Music & Arts Festival which will feature local and international artists from genres of music, cultural arts, food, and interactive art opportunities for festival-goers of all ages.

BHC Seeks Input for Community Plan

March 18, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: bhc, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, community health, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fatima Ramirez

[Translate] FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley is hosting three different events to allow local residents to voice their thoughts on ways to improve their community’s health for its upcoming Community Action Plan update.