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.

Local Doctor Encourages Kids to Get Fit

September 6, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: childhood obesity, Dr. Christopher Flores, exercise, family medicine, fitness, healthy eating, Karla Martinez, obesity in Latino community

[Translate]       Yesterday, Coachella Unincorporated reporter Karla Martinez shared her little sister’s fitness journey following her obesity diagnosis.

My Little Sister’s Fitness Journey

September 5, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: childhood obesity, Coachella Unincorporated, Karla Martinez, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, obesity, obesity in Latino community, Olive Crest Academy, weight loss, Zumba

[Translate]     KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   It seems like everyone is trying to be healthy these days, but this hasn’t always been the case in my house.