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Community Health Councils and the African Americans Building a Legacy of Health campaign offer a variety of activities for individuals, organizations and businesses to become involved in improving community health. Neighborhood Food Watch (NFW) holds local retailers accountable to Standards of Quality established by our community. NFW monitors the sale and promotion of food products to make sure that we have nutritious food options in South Los Angeles. Join NFW and advocate for better food choices in our community. Patronize grocers and corner stores that have signed the Standards of Quality pledge and display the NFW decal in their window. To read CHC's report describing the food desert in South LA that appeared in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, see Improving the Nutritional Resource Environment for Healthy Living. For more information on NFW and to get your free Shopping List and Store Quality Checklist, contact Mia Boykin. Mini Grants are available to community, service and faith-based organizations who support strategies to improve the quality and availability of nutritious foods and to increase physical activity opportunities within the African American community. Corporate and business sponsors are being sought to underwrite the African Americans Building a Legacy of Health Media Campaign. The campaign will include print, electronic and outdoor media placement to promote healthy eating and physical activity and to spotlight nutrition and physical activity improvement efforts in the community. Consortium Meetings are held quarterly. They give community organizations, public agencies and the larger African American community an opportunity to learn about and provide input to the African Americans Building a Legacy of Health campaign. Advisory Committees guide the REACH 2010 staff on the project's three focus areas: Disparities in Healthcare; Economic Parity; and Organizational Wellness.
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