The Spring 2008 issue of centerscene explores prevention, with a cover story about 13 cities in California working together to prevent violence, an opinion piece by The California Endowment's Marion Standish about primary prevention, and a recap of a new report from the Los Angeles City Controller about urgent changes that must be made to the city's anti-gang efforts. Finally, a message from Robert K. Ross, M.D., president and CEO of The Endowment, highlights the new prevention-focused strategic direction of the foundation.
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The Winter 2008 issue of centerscene focuses on various aspects of the food system and how it affects our health. The cover story highlights the work of obesity prevention advocates as they try to curtail food and beverage marketing to children. Inside, Chef Ann Cooper, director of nutrition services at the Berkeley Unified School District and grantee of The California Endowment, writes an opinion piece about how to change the school food system, and public health nutritionist Marion Nestle gives an interview to preview her visit to the Center for Healthy Communities on February 12.
This issue of centerscene explores using the media as a tool in community advocacy; the challenges faced by the Hmong community in accessing culturally competent care; and an upcoming art series at the Centere for healthy Communities, "A Cure for All Diseases: Tradition, Medicine and Culture in the City of Angels," which examines traditional folk medicine in L.A.
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This issue of centerscene examines the Community Action to Fight Asthma's efforts to tackle children's environmental health issues; how PICO California is a faith-based model for community organizing; and how AIDS Quilt panels are making their way to the Center for Healthy Communities.
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This issue of centerscene includes pieces on Grant Making Plus: Helping Grant Makers Become Change Makers; 20 NonProfits that Received Healthy Neighborhood Awards and Center Artwork Enhance Visitors' Experience.
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The premiere issue of centerscene features articles on the Opening of the Center for Healthy Communities; the Health ExChange Academy's Health Care Advocate Trainings' and Public Programs that focus on Revitalizing the Los Angeles River.
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The newest issue of centerscene, the quarterly newsletter of The Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities, examines the current health care reform proposals in California and the state's efforts to insure all California children. Also in this issue are stories about advocacy efforts from community clinics and the work of the Medical Leadership Council on Cultural Proficiency.
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centerscene, the quarterly newsletter of The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities is now online. This issue introduces readers to the nonprofit organizations that help make the Center a hub of nonprofit activity in Los Angeles; examines Chinese medicine and takes a sneak peek at the construction of the Ed Roberts Campus — a South Berkeley center for people with disabilities..
The Fall 2007 issue of centerscene explores issues of the prison system and mental health and highlights The California Endowment's Healthy Returns Initiative, a project to strengthen the capacity of probation departments to provide mental health services to youth in detention facilities. Other stories include an opinion-editorial by Steven Eldred, a program officer at The Endowment, and a preview of Binational Health Week policy activities.
