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Chula Vista, California Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge Project
Project Overview community partners.Northgate Gonzalez Market and other Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative, San Diego Center for Community Health, San Collaboration with the
City of Chula Vista, UC •foods while simultaneously reducing obesity.Project Focus is to increase access to healthy •Project. Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge Counties award $100,000
for Chula Vista Foundation and National Association of American Public Health Association, Aetna •
UC Transforming health and wellness in diverse communities by improving health equity.HealthDiego Center for CommunitySan
San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative wellness for all children and families in the San Diego region.We envision healthy eating and active living resulting in optimal health
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Northgate 5 including their Viva la Salud ProgramCommitment to community health, o to create healthier communitiesDepartments, CalFresh, WIC, and others Works closely with USDA, Local
Health o Often located in “food deserts”o 41 stores across Southern CA:•United StatesLargest Hispanic grocery market chain in the •MarketGonzález
Program Partners YMCA of San Diego CountyWE SUPPORT UCommunity HealthSchool of Medicine, Center for University of California San Diego Compassion and EmpathyUC San Diego Sanford Institute
for South Bay Community ServicesSan Diego Hunger CoalitionSan Diego County Promotores CoalitionInitiativeSan Diego County Childhood Obesity Northgate Gonzalez Market /San Ysidro
Health ClínicaMi Global Action Research CenterFirst 5 San Diego Services AgencyCounty of San Diego Health & Human City of Chula VistaChula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula
Vista Community Collaborative
Key Initiatives healthy eating and active living. and environmental change in support of Provide ongoing support for policy, systems •being of Chula Vista community members.-members
in enhancing the health and wellLeadership Academy to engage community week Chula Vista Resident -Conduct a 10•Chula Vista Northgate Gonzalez Market. purchase fresh fruits and vegetables
at the with up to $100 a month when they Provide Chula Vista CalFresh participants •
THANK bmelendrez@ucsd.edu Center for Community HealthUC San Diego School of MedicineExecutive DirectorBlanca Meléndez, MA 22 YOU!
Thank COMMUNITY Jesusyou
Goal with VLS is to we Serve!to the Communities Health & Wellness Champion of Supermarket Trusted be Recognized and
March Supporting Food InsecurityOur Commitment in over $300,000 during Pandemic Over 80 Partner Efforts by Providing: Virtual Diabetes Educational Cooking Class •De Los Muertos Store
Tour for Elementary Students DiaVirtial(Video) •De Muertos Run, Tamale Run and Posada Run Dia3 Virtual 5K Races, •Turkey Vouchers •Free Flu Clinics•Free Onsite Breast Exams & Mammograms
•19 Testing at Vista, SD Store Parking Lot-Free Covid•2 Ways 2 Give Back 2 Your Community•December –September NGM own Food Distribution/Backpack in #45 South Gate for Back to School•Back
to School Free Backpack/School Supplies & Chromebooks Promo•Weeks worth of Groceries for Quarantined Families Partnership•Kind Donation of Canopies for Food Distribution Events-In•Refrigerated
Trailers for Multiple Nonprofit Food Distribution Events•Lending of New Costa Mesa Store for Food Distribution Warehouse•Boxed Lunch Meals for First Responders•Meals on Wheels for Seniors
on Saturdays•Coupons for LA City Program•Northgate Gift Cards & Vouchers•One of the First Retailers to Open Early Special Hour for Seniors•Bulk Sales at Cost•Over 55,000 Bags of Northgate
Tortillas•Kind Product Donations-In•Ongoing–
2 During Pandemic Screenings for Mammograms has Decreased by 80%.Fundraiser Goal $80,000!December-Health Screenings for SeptemberFREE December Programs benefiting our Communities –September
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WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER Jesusyou Thank Teresa.Blanco@northgatemarkets.comDirector of Community Engagement and WellnessTeresa Blanco ESTOESTAMOS JUNTOS EN -