Posts Tagged ‘Buidling Healthy Communities’
A new community garden springs up after land group adopts health perspective
Alina Bokde, executive director the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, wasn’t quite sure how a new push to view her organization’s work through a public health lens would work. She’s been acquiring open space in urban areas for years, with an eye toward conserving land, providing recreation and helping to mitigate climate change. But having…
Read MoreDel Norte Parents Push for More Vocational Training
On a recent November evening, Del Norte County residents streamed into the Crescent City Cultural Center, a rustic-themed building with soaring wood-beamed ceilings that’s one of the Northern California city’s best gathering places. A large yellow school bus also pulled up, with “School Success Express” and images of students printed on its side. It carried…
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