Communities of Excellence (CX3) Youth Leadership Project_San Diego County Goal- to empower youth to assess the following environmental factors contributing to childhood obesity and advocate for improvements in their communities: lack of access to healthy food lack of safe routes to schools and open spaces marketing of unhealthy food
The 2 Communities La Mesa City of La Mesa Grossmont Healthcare Foundation 3 Youth Retired Adult Mentors Chula Vista HEAC Library
Process Recruitment Trainings for both Youth & Mentors Re-vamp assessment tools (collaborative effort with TA from Samuels & Associates) Data collection Prioritize advocacy efforts
Advocating for Lauderbach Park Improvements Meeting with: City of Chula Vista Engineering Landscape Architecture Parks Police Public Works Recreation Lighting, Fencing, Amenities Bathroom, drinking fountain, bbq, tables, etc.