2013 Star: Silvia Paz

December 26, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, AB 71, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Desert Recreation District, Eastern Coachella Valley, Salton Sea, Silvia Paz, V. Manuel Perez

[Translate]     Silvia Paz: Working Toward a Safe and Healthy Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Silvia Paz, the new hub manager of Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley (BHC), soared in 2013.

BHC Educational Posada on School Funding Dec. 17

December 17, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Council of Mexican Federations, Eastern Coachella Valley, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula

[Translate] Organizations Work Together to Engage and Educate Families on Local Control Funding Formula COACHELLA – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Schools Action Team will hold a community forum Tuesday, December 17, to educate the community and families of the Eastern Coachella Valley on the local control funding formula (LCFF), its eight priorities, and next steps to ensure parents’ and students’ continue to be engaged in this process.

WE Connect Brings Health Resources To Hundreds of ECV Families

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Covered California, Eastern Coachella Valley, health care, Maria Garcia, Obamacare, Silvia Paz, the california endowment, WE Connect

[Translate]     MARIA GARCIA, AURORA SALDIVAR & BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   THERMAL – Hundreds of Eastern Coachella Valley families may have something to be thankful for very soon: health insurance.

CU Reporters Thankful for Youth Mentors

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, jocelyn vargas, Johnny Flores, Karla Martinez, Olive Crest Academy, raices, Silvia Paz, Trinidad Arredondo, Victoria Contreras, xavier college prep

[Translate]     Editor’s Note: The staff of Coachella Uninc. recently gathered for our Thanksgiving dinner to reflect on everything for which we are thankful.

Coachella Uninc Searching for Beat Reporter

November 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assistant Editor, beat reporter, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, New America Media, open position, the california endowment, youth journalism, youth led media

[Translate]   Coachella Unincorporated is searching for a Beat Reporter/Assistant Editor. Please read description below and submit resume to [email protected]

Youth Advocate for Change Statewide and in their Communities

November 21, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boyle Heights, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, East Salinas, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fresno, Johnny Flores, Melissa Guajardo, Merced, South Kern, Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership, the california endowment

[Translate]     JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc   MERCED, Calif. – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership convened for three days in October to discuss how they can collaborate and learn from each other for the betterment of youth across the state and in their own communities.

Rethink Your Drink, Stand up to Beverage Industry

November 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, childhood obesity, Coca Cola, diabetes, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Pepsi, Rethink Your Drink, Smedley and Syme, soda consumption, Steven Hernandez, Still Bubbling Over, sugary beverages, the california endowment, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

[Translate]   JOHNNY FLORES JR./Coachella Uninc   The current generation of children might be the first in the history to live shorter lives than their parents.

WeConnect Health Fair Coming to Coachella Nov. 23

November 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health fair, Health Happens Here, the california endowment, WeConnect

[Translate]   STAFF REPORT/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA — Uninsured families in the Eastern Coachella Valley will be able to access critical services and learn about new benefits available under the Affordable Care Act at the upcoming WeConnect Health Care Enrollment and Resource Fair.

Olive Crest Striving for a Healthier Student Body

October 4, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Anayeli Zavala, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, desert mirage high school, Dr. Oz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health Corps, Karla Ramirez, Lisa Hernandez, Maria Garcia, Olive Crest Academy, RAP Foundation, Re-Think Your Drink, Regional Access Project, Riverside County Department of Health, Trinidad Arredondo

[Translate]   MARIA GARCIA and KARLA RAMIREZ/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Olive Crest Academy (OCA), a public charter high school, is making great strides toward a healthier student body through recent grants from The California Endowment (TCE) and Regional Access Project Foundation (RAPF).