Change-makers in action
California has a strong track record of spurring innovation and improving health. Let’s Get Healthy California aims to engage and empower change makers who are working to achieve critically necessary changes to improve health for all Californians.
Walk With Friends
Latesa Slone2016-01-23T02:52:46-08:00Neighborhood Safety, Living Well, Creating Healthy Communities, Northern California, Central Valley|
The Health Education Council’s (HEC) HEAL Zone is an initiative that aims to increase healthy eating and enable active living for the more than 13,000 residents living in the South Sacramento Valley Hi neighborhood.
Wethos California
Latesa Slone2016-01-17T23:40:00-08:00Creating Healthy Communities|
Wethos is an online neutral governing community debate platform comprised almost entirely of user driven content.
Yin & Yang Project (Mind, Body, &Spirit)
Latesa Slone2016-01-13T05:09:30-08:00Living Well, Creating Healthy Communities|
Community Vocational Services, LLC, improves the quality of life of the developmentally disabled by providing a fitness program that includes a free gym membership with activities overseen by a certified fitness trainer for routine work-outs along with nutrition classes.
Zero Emissions Squared
Latesa Slone2016-01-23T00:29:15-08:00Living Well, Creating Healthy Communities, Bay Area|
Zero Emissions Squared converted a diesel school bus serving a low-income area to solar-powered.
Community Health Improvement Plan
Latesa Slone2020-01-19T08:39:07-08:00Together, Local Success Stories|
Local public health leaders look to Let’s Get Healthy California to inform their community health improvement plans.
Safety in All Policies
Latesa Slone2020-01-19T08:39:07-08:00Neighborhood Safety, Creating Healthy Communities|
Safety in All Policies: A Brief to Advance Multi-Sector Actions for a Safer California
Let’s Get Healthy California Podcast – Diana Dooley and Karen Smith
Latesa Slone2020-03-12T18:08:41-07:00Podcast, Video and Podcast|
"Let's Get Healthy California podcast - Diana Dooley and Karen Smith" by California Department of Public Health. Released: 2015.
Text4baby
Latesa Slone2016-01-23T00:43:35-08:00Infant Mortality, Increasing Vaccination Rates|
The Text4baby app provides free text messages to help keep you and your baby healthy.
San Diego County Health Wheels
Latesa Slone2025-02-03T22:10:00-08:00Stories|
Health Wheel education tools present topics such as weight, exercise and healthy eating, stress management, healthy relationships, medical and dental check-ups, communicating with your health care provider, smoking, and alcohol and drug use.
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- Adolescent Fruit and Vegetable Consumption (1)
- Increasing Childhood Fitness (1)
- Adolescent Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption (1)
- Reducing Childhood Maltreatment (3)
- Increasing Vaccination Rates (3)
- Decreasing Frequency of Sad or Hopeless Feelings in Youth (1)
- Reducing Childhood Obesity (4)
- Increasing Early Reading Levels (3)
- Living Well (20)
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- Redesigning the Health System (7)
- Creating Healthy Communities (19)
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