24 06, 2021

RLA Blog Story: The Resident Leadership Academy Graduates its first Virtual Train-the-Trainer Cohort of RLA Instructors

2021-06-29T15:21:35-07:00

The Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) facilitated by Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) recently graduated its newest group of RLA Facilitators who were also the first to experience the RLA Train the Trainer Workshop virtually via the NEW RLA Train the Trainer Workshop Online Course. The RLA is a curriculum based public health leadership program that [...]

RLA Blog Story: The Resident Leadership Academy Graduates its first Virtual Train-the-Trainer Cohort of RLA Instructors2021-06-29T15:21:35-07:00
24 06, 2021

RLA Blog Story: Bayside Senior Companionship Project

2021-06-29T16:18:27-07:00

In January 2021, Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) in partnership with the County of San Diego Community Action Partnership (CAP) awarded four organizations with Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) COVID-19 Relief Project Stipends. The goal of these stipends was to help fund proposed community projects on COVID-19 response & recovery and a total of $9000 was [...]

RLA Blog Story: Bayside Senior Companionship Project2021-06-29T16:18:27-07:00
24 06, 2021

RLA Blog Story: RLA Communities Respond to COVID-19 Challenges

2021-06-29T16:44:58-07:00

Despite the many hardships the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into the daily lives of many, resident leaders and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) have been at the forefront of community response and recovery. The Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) program facilitated by Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) in partnership with the County of San Diego Health & Human [...]

RLA Blog Story: RLA Communities Respond to COVID-19 Challenges2021-06-29T16:44:58-07:00
12 06, 2021

RLA Blog Story: Mundo Gardens – Cultivating a Healthy Lifestyle through Community Education

2021-06-29T16:46:53-07:00

Janice Luna Reynoso is a Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) trailblazer and her passion for educating and inspiring others to get involved in their communities has not slowed down through the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, Janice is leading a youth RLA in Logan Heights, working alongside Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center to map out empty plots in [...]

RLA Blog Story: Mundo Gardens – Cultivating a Healthy Lifestyle through Community Education2021-06-29T16:46:53-07:00
26 04, 2017

2016 Showcase in Review: Initial Business Results

2017-04-26T20:54:39-07:00

By Catherine Cochran, Food Systems Intern Between enjoying live entertainment from a tap-dancing fiddler and getting to sample locally-landed ceviche, attendees of the 2016 Good Food Showcase agreed that the event was a major success! On December 2nd over 250 people attended the event at Coastal Roots Farm to show their dedication to preserving and [...]

2016 Showcase in Review: Initial Business Results2017-04-26T20:54:39-07:00
15 12, 2016

South Bay Hunger Relief Forums

2017-02-01T00:06:24-08:00

Food insecurity is among the most pressing issues related to health and wellness in our communities. More than 800 million people worldwide live every day with hunger or food insecurity - being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. In the South Bay, 36.5 percent of households (more than 145,000 residents) [...]

South Bay Hunger Relief Forums2017-02-01T00:06:24-08:00
1 08, 2016

Business Results from the 2015 Let’s Go Local! Produce Showcase

2016-11-15T21:59:26-08:00

By Elizabeth Vaughan, Food Systems Coordinator From Legoland to local hospitals, good food purchasing has increased as a result of the 2015 Let’s Go Local! Produce Showcase.   Attendees from the annual Showcase event were surveyed six months later to identify new business deals made as a result of their attendance at the October 23, 2015 [...]

Business Results from the 2015 Let’s Go Local! Produce Showcase2016-11-15T21:59:26-08:00
25 07, 2016

Don’t Miss The Rendezvous

2016-11-15T21:59:26-08:00

Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) will be hosting our inaugural The Rendezvous on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the McMillin Companies Event Center at Liberty Station. Please join us for an evening with thought-provoking speakers who will share intriguing ideas and tangible best practices for addressing obesity. Proceeds from this event will benefit CHIP’s mission to [...]

Don’t Miss The Rendezvous2016-11-15T21:59:26-08:00
19 07, 2016

Kaiser grant promotes health in Lemon Grove

2016-08-15T06:33:35-07:00

Kaiser Permanente presented the Lemon Grove HEAL Zone with a check at the kick off event for phase II of the initiative on July 15th. The Lemon Grove HEAL Zone initiative began in 2012, when Kaiser awarded Community Health Improvement Partners an initial $1 million grant to get the group going. The current grant for [...]

Kaiser grant promotes health in Lemon Grove2016-08-15T06:33:35-07:00
7 06, 2016

Sowing Seeds in Spring: Farm-to-School Grows in San Diego County

2016-11-15T21:59:26-08:00

By Elizabeth Vaughan, Food Systems Coordinator It’s been a productive spring season for CHIP Food Systems's farm-to-school efforts. From scratch cooking techniques to turning kitchen scraps into school garden compost, the Farm-to-School Taskforce (F2ST) continued to sow seeds over the past several months sure to grow the region’s farm-to-school movement. For March’s F2ST meeting, Sally [...]

Sowing Seeds in Spring: Farm-to-School Grows in San Diego County2016-11-15T21:59:26-08:00
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