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January 2007 |
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Thursday-Saturday, January 11th-13th
African American Health Summit 2007
Location: Marriott Oakland
Civic Center, 1000 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Please
download detailed flier. |
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Thursday, January 18th
The California Working Families Policy Summit
Location: Sacramento, CA
Please
download detailed invitation. |
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May 2007 |
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Friday, May 11th
SHAPE Meeting
It’s not too late to register for the SHAPE California Workshop.
Sponsored by the California Department of Education.
Download registration form. |
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Saturday, May 19th
Nutrition Education Training Academy Workshop
The Nutrition Education Training Academy is holding a
workshop on community mobilization around nutrition and food
security.
When: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: International CDC, 2825 International Blvd. (@ 29th
Ave.), Oakland, CA 94601
PLEASE USE THE 29TH AVE ENTRANCE.
Download registration form. |
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Wednesday, May 30th
BARNN/BANPAC Bay Area on the Move Physical Activity Forum
When: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Where: Samuel Merritt Health Education Center, 400
Hawthorne, Oakland, CA
Please come to the BARNN/BANPAC Bay Area on the Move
Physical Activity Forum at the Samuel Merritt Health Education
Center in Oakland. You may register by completing the
registration form and sending to Linda Sweeney.
Download invitation. |
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June 2007 |
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Saturday, June 2nd
Ecology Center's Berkeley Farmers' Markets 20th Anniversary
Festivities
When: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Strawberry Family Fun Fest, Center St @ Martin Luther King
Music and Entertainment for the Whole Family, Strawberry
Shortcake by Bake sale Betty, YMCA Healthy Families Activities
Contact: Kirk Lumpkin at 510.548.2220 x227
E-mail:
kirk@ecologycenter.org
Website:
www.ecologycenter.org/bfm |
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Saturday, June 9th
Walkability Assessment
When: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Justine’s
Ballroom
All BANPAC members are invited to learn about Walkability
Assessments with Lucy Wicks. This event is sponsored by
Liz Kniss of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and
Yoriko Kishimoto, mayor of Palo Alto. You don’t have to be
a Palo Alto resident to attend. If you missed Lucy’s
dynamic walkaround presentation at the March BANPAC meeting,
here’s your second chance to participate! Learn the tools
to assess your own communities for ease of walkability.
For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Linda Leu at
408.299.5053 or
linda.leu@bos.sccgov.org.
Download flier. |
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Monday, June 25th
California Healthy
Kids Resource Center Training
When: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Where: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, 9500 Thornton Ave.
Newark, CA
Sponsored by CHKRC: “Science and Nutrition Links”
Please see the attached flier for more information and to
register.
Download flier. |
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Thursday, June 28th
California Healthy Kids Resource Center Training
When: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Alameda Office of Education, 313, W. Winton Ave., Rm.
L-1, Hayward, CA
Sponsored by CHKRC: “Skills Density”
Please see the attached flier for more information and to
register.
Download flier. |
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Friday, June 29th
Workshop -
Facts and Myths of Food Stamps
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties is holding
a food stamp workshop.
When: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Martinez, CA
For more information, please see the
attached flyer. |
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July 2007 |
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Tuesday, July 17th
How the 2007 Farm (& Food) Bill Can Impact Local Nutrition
Programs (for better or worse) – Nutrition at Risk
When: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Farm Bill (& Food) Forum @ United Way of Silicon Valley
Web Event Link:
calendar.ucanr.org/eventdisplay.cfm?caleventnum=23403
Contact: Maria Giovanni at 408.282.3104. |
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Tuesday, July 17th
Ecology Center's Berkeley Farmers' Markets 20th Anniversary
Festivities
When: 3:00 PM -7:00 PM
Where: The Pit Stop: Peaches & Barbecue, Derby St. @ Martin
Luther King
Frog Hollow Peach Cobbler, Sizzling Market Meats and Fish, BBQ
Veggie Treats by Bryant Terry
Contact: Kirk Lumpkin at 510.548.2220 x227
E-mail:
kirk@ecologycenter.org
Website:
www.ecologycenter.org/bfm |
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Wednesday, July
25th
State Senators Tom Torlakson and Elaine Alquist will be Holding
a Hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Schools and
Community in San Jose
When: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: San Antonio Elementary School, 1855 East San Antonio St.,
San Jose, CA
The hearing will focus on developing healthier, nutritionally
safe schools and communities. Please feel free to contact
Mufaddal Hotelwala in Sen. Torlakson’s Capitol office with any
questions at 916.651.4007.
(Download
the directions from Google Maps) |
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Monday, July 30th
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy, in
coordination with SB 120 co-sponsoring organizations, is
convening a series of statewide public forums on menu-labeling
the week of July 30, 2007.
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Margo Wootan, Director of Nutrition Policy at the Center for
Science in the Public Interest, will be speaking at the forums
to discuss the importance of requiring restaurants to provide
nutritional information on menus and menu boards. Please
join us at a forum in your area to find out what you can do to
help pass SB 120 into law. All forums are free and open to
the public. Schedule: July 30, Los Angeles; July 31,
Inland Empire; August 1, Bakersfield; August 2, Fremont.
Space is limited; RSVP is required. For more information
or to RSVP, call 530.297.6000 or visit
www.publichealthadvocacy.org/sb120events.html. |
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Tuesday, July 31st
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy, in
coordination with SB 120 co-sponsoring organizations, is
convening a series of statewide public forums on menu-labeling
the week of July 30, 2007.
Where: Inland Empire, CA
Dr. Margo Wootan, Director of Nutrition Policy at the Center for
Science in the Public Interest, will be speaking at the forums
to discuss the importance of requiring restaurants to provide
nutritional information on menus and menu boards. Please
join us at a forum in your area to find out what you can do to
help pass SB 120 into law. All forums are free and open to
the public. Schedule: July 30, Los Angeles; July 31,
Inland Empire; August 1, Bakersfield; August 2, Fremont.
Space is limited; RSVP is required. For more information
or to RSVP, call 530.297.6000 or visit
www.publichealthadvocacy.org/sb120events.html. |
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August 2007 |
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Wednesday,
August 1st
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy, in
coordination with SB 120 co-sponsoring organizations, is
convening a series of statewide public forums on menu-labeling
the week of July 30, 2007.
Where: Bakersfield, CA
Dr. Margo Wootan, Director of Nutrition Policy at the Center for
Science in the Public Interest, will be speaking at the forums
to discuss the importance of requiring restaurants to provide
nutritional information on menus and menu boards. Please
join us at a forum in your area to find out what you can do to
help pass SB 120 into law. All forums are free and open to
the public. Schedule: July 30, Los Angeles; July 31,
Inland Empire; August 1, Bakersfield; August 2, Fremont.
Space is limited; RSVP is required. For more information
or to RSVP, call 530.297.6000 or visit
www.publichealthadvocacy.org/sb120events.html. |
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Thursday,
August 2nd
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy, in
coordination with SB 120 co-sponsoring organizations, is
convening a series of statewide public forums on menu-labeling
the week of July 30, 2007.
Where: Fremont, CA
Dr. Margo Wootan, Director of Nutrition Policy at the Center for
Science in the Public Interest, will be speaking at the forums
to discuss the importance of requiring restaurants to provide
nutritional information on menus and menu boards. Please
join us at a forum in your area to find out what you can do to
help pass SB 120 into law. All forums are free and open to
the public. Schedule: July 30, Los Angeles; July 31,
Inland Empire; August 1, Bakersfield; August 2, Fremont.
Space is limited; RSVP is required. For more information
or to RSVP, call 530.297.6000 or visit
www.publichealthadvocacy.org/sb120events.html. |
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Tuesday,
August 7th
2008 Greater Bay Area Diabetes Expo Diabetes Expo Planning
Committee Meeting
When: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Conf. Rooms
A&B, 976 Lenzen Ave., San Jose, Ca 95126.
If you would like to help plan the 2008 Diabetes Expo, please
call Ka’Ryn Holder Jackson at 510.654.4499 X7542 for more
information, or please attend this Diabetes Expo Planning
Committee meeting. |
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Saturday, August 18th
Ecology Center's Berkeley Farmers' Markets 20th Anniversary
Festivities
When: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Jazzy Tomatoes, Center St. @ Martin
Luther King
Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival concert featuring Mike Marshall
and Jovino Santos Neto
Delish Tomato Dishes from Venus Restaurant
Contact: Kirk Lumpkin at 510.548.2220 x227
E-mail:
kirk@ecologycenter.org
Website:
www.ecologycenter.org/bfm |
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Thursday, August 23rd
People’s Grocery is Sponsoring a Youth Graduation and Office
Warming Party
When: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: 3236 Market St., #103 (2nd floor), Oakland, CA 94608
Bring family and friends and join People’s Grocery as we
celebrate our youth interns’ graduation from the CHASE summer
program. Come share hors d’oeuvres and refreshments,
including fresh watermelon from our farm. |
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October 2007 |
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Tuesday, October 2nd
Is the Media the Other Parent? The Impact of Media on Your
Child's Health and What You Can Do About It
When: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Auditorium, 725 Welch
Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Dr. Tom Robinson, Director of the Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital Center for Healthy Weight, and Rebecca Randall,
Director of Outreach for Common Sense Media, spend an evening
discussing the effects of media on the health of our children
and practical ways parents can guide their children towards a
healthy understanding of media messages and healthy lifestyle.
This program is being offered at no charge for parents and
professional in the community. Space is limited, please
call 650.724.3783 to make a reservation or
download flier for more details. |
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Tuesday, October 9th
Stanford School of Medicine's Sixth Annual Fall Forum on
Community Health & Public Service
When: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326
Galvez St.
The 6th Annual Fall Forum will feature a wide range of service
and partnership research projects undertaken by Stanford
students in underserved communities here and around the world.
Keynote Address: Noemi "Mimi" Doohan, MD, PhD, Stanford School
of Medicine alumna and Co-Founder of Doctors Without Walls,
http://www.doctorswithoutwalls.org/. For more
information, visit
http://och.stanford.edu. Questions? Please
contact the Fall Forum Coordinators Sarah Juul (sjuul@stanford.edu)
and Kristen Whitaker (kwhitake@stanford.edu). |
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Tuesday,
October 9th - Sunday, October 21st
People's Grocery to Auction Bruce Springsteen Concert Concert
Tickets
Bruce Springsteen features a community nonprofit as a
beneficiary for each of his concerts. This concert will be
held on October 26th, 2007 in Oakland at the Oracle Arena and
People's Grocery has been selected as the beneficiary.
They are auctioning two pairs of tickets for this concert.
These tickets are for the First Tier (Loge) directly above the
floor, in the first five rows. However, the auction
winners may also request GA tickets (The Pit).
The auction will be held from October 9, 2007 - October 21,
2007. Each pair will go to the highest bidders. The
average price for First Tier tickets for Bruce's October 26th
concert is presently $200. People's Grocery will start the
auction off at $300 for a pair of tickets. If you wish to
put in a bid for a pair of tickets please call 510.652.7607 with
your bid amount. |
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Thursday, October 11th
Third Santa Clara County Bi-national Health Week Conference,
Building Healthy Communities
When: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Where: Morgan Hill Community Center, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
This year's conference will address how fundamental causes of
disparity shape community environments and how these affect
individual health related choices. The conference will
also identify characteristics of a healthy community and
identify changes in policy and organizational practices needed
to create healthy communities. The cost of the conference
is only $20 due to financial sponsorship from First 5, Santa
Clara Family Health Plan, Blue Cross, and Kaiser Permanente.
Please
download flier for more information and registration. |
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Saturday, October 20th
DooF-a-Palooza!
We are seeking eager volunteers that can help at our
DooF-a-Palooza event involving food and film related activities
with kids ages 6-11. In exchange we'll provide volunteers
with free lunch and goodies, but mostly the opportunity to do
some hands-on stuff on behalf of our new children's food show.
The event is a fundraiser at Google's Headquarters in Mountain
View. So if you like working with film and kids and eating
good food, let Pamela Dunham know...prepro volunteer jobs also
available now.
Contact:
pameladunham@yahoo.com
View the following links for more information:
Invitation,
www.foodbackwards.com/doof-a-palooza/index.html
What is Doof?
www.foodbackwards.com |
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Saturday, October 20th
10th Anniversary Celebration - Come Celebrate Prevention!
When: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: 221 Oak St., Oakland 94607
Please RSVP by October 12th to
sarah@preventioninstitute.org. This is a
family-friendly event - children are welcome! |
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Sunday, October 28th
Volunteers Needed!
Where: International Blvd. between Fruitvale Ave. & 40th
Ave., & in the Fruitvale Village Plaza
The Champions for Change Latino Campaign, for the Bay Area
would like to invite you to join us at our booth for the Dia de
Los Muertos Festival in Oakland and to volunteer some time for a
very important cause. If you can volunteer for 2, 4, 6 or
8 hours, please contact Pamela Harter, Latino Coordinator, at
408.792.5130 or e-mail at
Pamela.harter@hhs.sccgov.org. |
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Tuesday, October 30th
Ecology Center's Berkeley Farmers' Markets 20th Anniversary
Festivities
When: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Fall Fruit 'n' Fright, Derby St at Martin Luther King
Pears & Pomegranates & Persimmons, Pumpkin Carving Contest, Day
of the Dead festivities, Fall Fruit Pies by Mission Pies
Contact: Kirk Lumpkin at 510.548.2220 x227
E-mail:
kirk@ecologycenter.org
Website:
www.ecologycenter.org/bfm |
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November 2007 |
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Saturday, November 3rd
People’s Grocery 5th Annual
Harvesting Justice Fundraising Brunch
People’s Grocery 5th Annual Harvesting Justice Fundraising
Brunch is coming up and they are looking for Table Hosts!
They invite you to bring 7 of your friends to this inspiring
free event.
When: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Where: The Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, CA
94612
At the end of the hour, you will be asked to consider making a
donation. There is no minimum or maximum donation and
donations are made confidentially. We see it as our job to
inspire people to make a contribution. For more
information, contact Malaika Edwards,
malaika@peoplesgrocery.org. |
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Saturday, November 3rd
20th Anniversary Celebration
Dinner
Featuring Michael Pollan and Alice Waters
Contact: Kirk Lumpkin at 510.548.2220 x227
E-mail:
kirk@ecologycenter.org
Website:
www.ecologycenter.org/bfm |
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Tuesday, November 6th
Growing Healthy Children - Afterschool Program Training
When: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (Registration: 8:30 AM)
Where: Waterfront Plaza Hotel - Jack London Square, Ten
Washington St., Oakland, CA 94607
This training is for afterschool
program leadership teams, their district wellness coordinators,
food service directors, and their afterschool nutrition,
physical activity and food security partners. To register,
please
download flier, or contact Kathy B. Lewis, VP and COO,
Center for Collaborative Solutions,
kathyblewis@ccscenter.org, 916.567.9911. |
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Saturday, November 10th
Did You Know You Can Have a Bountiful, Nutritious, School Garden
In the Winter?!
When: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Martin Luther King CDC, 959 12th St., Oakland, CA 94607
The Nutrition Education Training Academy is offering a workshop
on starting your winter school garden and preparing simple
snacks using your garden produce. Please see
download flier for more details. |
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December 2007 |
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Monday, December 3rd
BANPAC/BARNN Membership Meeting
Download the December Meeting Minutes! |
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Tuesday, December 11th
The California Food and Justice
Coalition invites you to attend its Bay Area Member Meeting
When: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Oakland 1000 Broadway, Floor 5 (near 12th St. BART)
CFJC's goals are to create an equitable, just and sustainable
food system for all. This meeting is for members and
allies to 1) Learn about and provide feedback on our coalition's
new training and mentoring program 2) Determine our campaign and
policy priorities on a local, state and federal level for the
next two to three years. This meeting is one of nine
meetings that CFJC is hosting across the state.
To RSVP contact Jessica Bell,
jessicabell@foodsecurity.org, 510.704.0245. |
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Tuesday, December 11th
The Consumers Business
Professionals Group (used to be Home Economists) Meeting
Discuss produce delivery from on-site farmers’ markets to
farm-fresh choices on cafeteria and patient menus. Janet
Sanders RD, Director of National Nutrition Service, Kaiser
Foundation Hospital, will describe this ground-breaking program
from its inception in 2006 to its present-day status.
Download flier for details. |
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January 2008 |
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January, February and March
Common Ground of Palo Alto Gardening Classes
Offering gardening classes in the months of January,
February and March. Classes include topics such as Grow
biointensive, composting, fruit tree pruning and many others.
Visit their website at
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org to see a list of their
classes, and call them at 650.493.6072, to register. |
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Wednesday, January 16th
Making Change Matter:
Maximizing the Health Impact of the New WIC Foods
When: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Center for Healthy Communities, 1000 N. Alameda St., Los
Angeles, CA 90012
The California WIC Association and PolicyLink, in partnership
with the California WIC Program are planning a forum in January
in Los Angeles intended to maximize the impact of the rollout of
the new WIC Food Package. Please
download flier for more details. |
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Sunday, January 20th
Save the Date!
Where: San Jose Tech Museum, San Jose, CA
BANPAC partner Healthy Silicon Valley, in conjunction with the
Stanford Office of Community Health, has developed a multi-media
presentation on obesity, the environment, and its consequences.
Stay tuned for more information! |
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February 2008 |
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January, February and March
Common Ground of Palo Alto Gardening Classes
Offering gardening classes in the months of January,
February and March. Classes include topics such as Grow
biointensive, composting, fruit tree pruning and many others.
Visit their website at
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org to see a list of their
classes, and call them at 650.493.6072, to register. |
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Saturday, February 2nd
American Diabetes Association 2008 Greater Bay Area Diabetes
Expo
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
More information to be announced. |
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Wednesday, February 13th
9th Annual Food Stamp Forum
Where: Sacramento, CA
The 9th Annual Food Stamp Forum, sponsored by the California
Food Policy Advocates, will be on February 13, 2008.
Stayed tuned for more information about registration. |
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March 2008 |
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January, February and March
Common Ground of Palo Alto Gardening Classes
Offering gardening classes in the months of January,
February and March. Classes include topics such as Grow
biointensive, composting, fruit tree pruning and many others.
Visit their website at
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org to see a list of their
classes, and call them at 650.493.6072, to register. |
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Saturday, March 1st
The Bay Area Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Center 3rd
Annual Town Hall Meeting: Translating Breast Cancer and
Environmental Research Into Action
Time: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm (Registration at 8:30 AM)
Location: Preservation Park - Nile Hall, 668 13th St., Oakland,
CA
$10 Registration Fee (Morning and Noon-time refreshments
provided)
Visit the
Zero Breast Cancer Website for details. |
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Monday, March 3rd (Training
Opportunity)
Stanford Hosts - Discussions With Prominent Nutrition Experts:
Discussion with Michael Pollan and Stanford Dining Services
(Shirley Everett and Eric Montell)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Tresidder Union
Time: 7:30 PM (Michael Pollan's talk)
Location: Kresge Auditorium |
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Tuesday, March 4th
California Food & Justice Coalition San Jose Member Meet Up
Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: 1922 The Alameda, San Jose, Room 107
Download flier for details. |
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Thursday, March 6th (Training
Opportunity)
Stanford Hosts - Discussions With Prominent Nutrition Experts:
Discussion with Marion Nestle
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Annenberg Auditorium |
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Friday, March 7th (Training
Opportunity)
Stanford Hosts - Discussions With Prominent Nutrition Experts:
Discussion with Marion Nestle and Staff from the Med School
(Christopher Gardner and David Magnus)
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Manzanita Dining Commons |
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Wednesday, March 12th
BANPAC/BARNN Quarterly Meeting > Launching the Soda Free
Summer/Rethink Your Drink Campaigns & Engaging Youth in Wellness
Activities
Where: Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St., Ste. 290
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Download flier for details. |
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April 2008 |
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Wednesday, April 2nd
County of Santa Clara Parks & Recreation Commission Regular
Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium
Download agenda for details.
View Martial Cottle Park Master Plan. |
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Friday, April 18th
Join us for BANPAC’s Be Sugar Savvy
Train-the-Trainer Workshop!
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Elihu Harris State Building, Room #1, 1515 Clay St.,
Oakland, CA 94612
Please register online by April 12th at
ucanr.org/besugarsavvy.
Download invitation for details. |
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Monday, April 28th
Be Sugar Savvy Train-the-Trainer Workshop and Take Part in the
2008 Sugar Savvy Initiative
Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Location:
CCS Conference Room, 720 Empey Way, San Jose, CA 95126
Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Nutrition &
Wellness and BANPAC would like to invite you to become a trainer
for the Be Sugar Savvy curriculum. Contact MinhChau Tieu
at
MinhChau.Tieu@hhs.sccgov.org or 408.792.5129.
Download invitation for details. |
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Wednesday, April 30th
Engaging Communities for Healthy Eating & Physical Activity
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Elihu Harris State Building, 1515 Clay St., Oakland,
CA 94612
Download flier for details. |
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May 2008 |
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Saturday, May 3rd
Cinco de Mayo Fruit & Veggie Fest
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Arteaga's Super Saver Market 211 1st St., Gilroy, CA
95020
Contact: Susan Karlins at 408.792.5121 |
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Saturday, May 3rd
UC Cooperative Extension - Alameda County Nutrition Education
Training Academy (NETA): Annual Early Childhood Nutrition,
Gardening and Physical Activity Symposium
Time: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Preservation Park, Oakland, CA
Download flier for details. |
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June 2008 |
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Sunday, June 1st
Volunteers Needed!
Time: between 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Location: Contra Costa Fairgrounds, 1201 W. 10th St., Antioch,
CA 94509
Volunteers needed to help Network for Healthy California--Bay
Area Latino Campaign outreach booth at the Contra Costa Fair in
Antioch. Activities include outreach, welcoming visitors
to our booth, and handing out nutrition education materials.
Spanish speaking skills and nutrition background are helpful but
not needed. It will be a fun and rewarding day!
Please contact Pamela Harter, Latino Campaign Coordinator, at
Pamela.Harter@hhs.sccgov.org. |
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Wednesday, June 4th
BARNN/BANPAC Quarterly Meeting: Creating a Healthy Food
Environment for the Whole Community
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Elihu Harris Building, 1515 Clay St., Oakland, CA
The BANPAC/BARNN Quarterly meeting is bursting with compelling
sessions on the newly-released Retail Environment Food Index,
Store Conversion, Youth Engagement and Community Involvement to
increase healthy food choices in low-income neighborhoods;
Economic Development 101-a hands-on training from the Public
Health Law & Policy group; and What you need to know about the
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act.
For more information, please e-mail Susan Karlins at
susan.karlins@hhs.sccgov.org.
Download invitation.
Download agenda. |
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Thursday, June 5th
2008 Best Practice Conference Series: FOCUS on Bay Area Housing
Location: Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Register online at
www.abag.ca.gov/abag/events/focus/. For more
information please contact JoAnna Bullock, at 510.464.7968 or
joannab@abag.ca.gov. |
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Thursday, June 19th
Bay Area Region’s 2008 Physical Activity and Nutrition Forum
Location: Mills College, Oakland, CA
Download invitation.
Download registration form. |
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July 2008 |
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Friday, July 11th
Food Security Committee Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Alameda County Public Health, 1000 Broadway, 5th
Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 |
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Wednesday, July 16th
Playing: “Two Angry Moms”
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: San Leandro Library
"Two Angry Moms" is playing, followed by guest speakers from
Revolution Foods, DooF, Shape Up San Leandro, and more.
It’s free, but RSVP at:
twoangrymoms.bravenewtheaters.com/screening/show/10882-san-leandro. |
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Tuesday, July 29th
Learn how Federal Farm and Transportation Policies Impact our
Health
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (pst)
Participate in a provocative, free Web Forum to discover the
unexpected impacts that farm and transportation legislation have
on the nation's health. For more information, contact
Dialogue4Health, a program of California Health Strategies
Collaborative, a project of the Public Health Institute,
Dialogue4Health@phi.org or call 510.285.5690. |
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August 2008 |
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12 |
Tuesday, August 12th
County of Santa Clara - Board of Supervisors Meeting
Subject: Presentation of Status Report on the Martial Cottle
Park Master Plan Project to the Santa Clara County Board of
Supervisors
Location: County Government Center – Board of Supervisors’
Chambers, 70 W. Hedding St., First Floor, San Jose, CA 95110
Download public letter for details. |
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13-14 |
Wednesday, August 13th and
Thursday, August 14th
More Hot Topics in Nutrition Conference
Location: South San Francisco, CA
It’s your chance to hear Dr. Cathy Breedon speak on the latest
relevant nutrition research & findings.
Complete Registration Form:
www.sfdph.org/dph/files/MCHdocs/FeelingGood/MoreHotTopicsNutritionRegFnl06062008.pdf
Mail-back portion only:
www.sfdph.org/dph/files/MCHdocs/FeelingGood/MoreHotTopicsRegFormMail06062008.pdf |
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18 |
Monday, August 18th
Youth Action Group Meeting
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (BYO-Lunch & Networking at 12:00 PM)
Location: UCCE Alameda - Environmental Health, 1131 Harbor Bay
Parkway, Room 106, Alameda CA 94502 |
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September 2008 |
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12 |
Friday, September 12th
Hunger Issues Forum
Time: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo
Counties is sponsoring a Hunger Issues Forum on September 12,
2008.
View flier for details. |
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12 |
Friday, September 12th
Collaborating with School Board Members on School Wellness Event
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: San Mateo County Health Dept., Room 20, 225 37th Ave.,
San Mateo, CA 94403
This event is sponsored by the School Wellness Policy Committee
of the Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force and Kaiser
Permanente. The goal of this event is to provide guidance
on how to best present to your School Board. In this
session you will learn from a representative of California
School Board Association and Redwood City School District.
Download flier for details. |
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13 |
Saturday, September 13th
CMA Obesity Prevention Project: Media and Advocacy Training
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Oakland, CA (TBA)
The California Medical Association Obesity Prevention Project is
conducting a Media and Advocacy Training. Learn how to
address the media and effectively advocate for change in your
community. |
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13 |
Saturday, September 13th
Celebrate the Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force's
Accomplishments
Time: 3:15 PM
Location: Foster City Community Library Community Center, 1000
E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404
Celebrate the Task Force's accomplishments from the past three
years and learn about the NEW Clearinghouse Website on healthy
eating and active living (www.gethealthysmc.org;
this Website will not go live until September 8th).
Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson will kick-off the celebration,
followed by a Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force progress
report, and an opportunity to reconnect with local efforts and
colleagues.
Download flier for details. |
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13 |
Saturday, September 13th
Healthy Green: Ideas for School Fund Raising Event
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: San Mateo Office of Education, 101 Twin Dolphin Rd.,
Redwood City, CA 94065
This event is sponsored by the Get Healthy San Mateo Task Force
School Wellness Policy Committee, the 17th District PTA and the
San Mateo County Office of Education. The goal of this
event is to provide practical information to facilitate school
fund raising efforts which encourage student wellness and are
consistent with the requirements of district Wellness Policies
and state law, specifically SB12 and SB965.
Download flier for details. |
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17 |
Wednesday,
September 17th
(You may register at the door on the
day of event!)
BANPAC Quarterly Meeting
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Register now! for the BANPAC Quarterly Meeting & Champions
for Change Celebration & Awards Ceremony. To register
today visit
ucanr.org/banpacmeetingregistration.
View
final meeting agenda.
More information!
View link for directions & parking. |
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19 |
Friday, September 19th
Workshop for the Network for Healthy California: Using School
Health Data to Drive Your Program
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Alameda County Office of Education, Oakland, CA
View the agenda.
Download flier for details. |
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19 |
Friday, September 19th
BANPAC Food Security Task Force
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 1000 Broadway, 5th Floor, Oakland, CA
More information to follow. |
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19-20 |
Friday, September 19th -
Saturday, September 20th
Pedestrian Safety & Advocacy Conference Planning Committee
Location: Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I St.,
Sacramento, CA
For full conference details and registration, please visit
www.cce.csus.edu/conferences/caltrans/psac08/. |
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26 |
Friday, September 26th
School Garden Bus Tour
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Santa Cruz, California is home to some of the most well
developed garden-based learning programs in the nation.
During this tour, we will visit Life Lab Science Program's
1-acre demonstration educational garden, and the 25-acre Center
for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, both of which have
a rich history in garden-based education. We will also
tour 2 very inspiring, long-standing school gardens in Santa
Cruz, and learn about how they have developed their programs.
Transportation will be provided by chartered bus from our
meeting place in Santa Cruz. Cost: $55/person. To
learn more, contact Alicia Molina at 831.763.0201 or
nmnalicia@sbglobal.net. To register, paste the
following link into your web browser:
ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=2833. |
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27 |
Saturday, September 27th
CMA Obesity Prevention Project: Cultural Competency
Symposium
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Oakland Airport Hilton, Oakland, CA
For more information contact Jennifer Caulfield, Obesity
Prevention Project Assistant at
jcaulfield@thecmafoundation.org or 916.779.6631. |
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30 |
Tuesday, September 30th (Save
the Date!)
Champions for Change Brand Tour & Workshop
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Alameda County Office of Education, Main
Auditorium, 313 W. Winton Ave., Hayward, CA 94544
View invitation.
Download registration. |
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October 2008 |
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2-3 |
Thursday, October 2nd - Friday, October 3rd
The Growing Classroom: Getting Started with Garden-Based
Education
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
This two-day workshop, located at the amazing Garden Classroom
in Santa Cruz, is ideal for those interested in supplementing
their existing science program with garden-based learning.
Using The Growing Classroom activity guide for grades 2-6,
you’ll experience hands-on activities, learn basic science
concepts and gardening techniques, and develop management
strategies for a school gardening program. Find out how to
teach the standards while you guide students through the natural
cycles of the garden. You’ll receive Life Lab’s 480 page
book, The Growing Classroom, as well as many other ideas and
resources. Cost: $300/person. 2 graduate units of
credit available for an additional fee. To learn more or
register, visit
www.lifelab.org or call Whitney Cohen at 831.459.3833. |
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Friday, October 3rd
Healthy Silicon Valley's
3rd Annual Healthy Communities Taking Action Conference: Green
Health
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: San Jose City Hall
Richard Jackson is keynote speaker.
For more information, visit
www.healthysiliconvalley.org.
View flier for details. |
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23 |
Thursday, October
23rd
Plant It, Grow It, Eat It! An Introduction to Garden-Based
Nutrition Education
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Make the connection from seed to table in this fun and delicious
one-day workshop. Explore ways to teach nutrition through
gardening, harvesting and meal preparation in Life Lab’s Chez
Panisse Garden Kitchen. You’ll learn how different foods
affect our bodies, how to engage kids in food preparation, and
how to effectively encourage kids to eat more fruits and
vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle. Participants
will sample the bounty of the farm and harvest to prepare a
nutritious meal. You’ll receive an activity binder with
standards-based lessons, recipes and garden kitchen resources:
$150. 1 graduate unit of credit available for an
additional fee. To learn more or register, visit
www.lifelab.org or call Whitney Cohen at 831.459.3833. |
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November 2008 |
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Friday, November 21st
BANPAC Food Security Committee Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1000 Broadway, Oakland, CA
For more information, contact Co-Chair Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra
Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra at 510.635.3663 x311.
View
meeting announcement and
minutes from 09.19.08 meeting. |
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15 |
Saturday, November 15th
(rescheduled from Thursday, October 30th)
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Public Meetings
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Bayview Opera House, 4705 3rd St., San Francisco,
CA
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has been holding a
series of public meetings around the Bay Area to discuss the
District’s 2009 Clean Air Plan and Community Air Risk Evaluation
(CARE) Program. Please note that the San Francisco-Bayview/Hunters
Point meeting originally was rescheduled from Thursday, October
30th. |
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21 |
Friday, November
21st
BANPAC Food Security Committee Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Alameda County Public Health Dept., 1000 Broadway,
5th Floor, Oakland, CA |
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December 2008 |
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5 |
Friday, December 5th (Save the
Date!)
The Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #4 for Martial Cottle
Park Master Plan Project (Santa Clara Parks)
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Edenvale Branch Library, Community Room 101, Branham
Lane East, San Jose, CA 95111 |
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Monday, December 8th
Call to Leadership:
Elevating School Wellness to a Higher Priority (national web
cast)
Time: 3:00 PM (est.)
Action for Healthy Kids invites you to join them for a live
national web cast. A panel of experts will lead an
interactive and candid discussion of how to close gaps in school
wellness, as recently highlighted in Action for Healthy Kids’
report Progress or Promises?: What’s Working For and Against
School Wellness report. This free event is geared towards
school administrators and governance teams, health and wellness
coordinators, parents, community leaders, and others who are
interested in supporting and advancing school wellness.
More information will be forthcoming. |
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January 2009 |
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13 |
Tuesday, January 13th (Save the
Date!)
The California Working Families Policy Summit 2009
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Sacramento Convention Center
Registration Materials will be available December 8, 2008 at
www.ccrwf.org. |
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13 |
Tuesday, January 13th
Free Workshop: Working with Students To Improve Nutrition and
Fitness
Time: 3:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: 555 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903
Project HEART from Jefferson Union School District in San Mateo
will present a School Wellness Toolkit based on their successful
3 year program to engage students in Wellness efforts.
Learn activities and lessons you can easily incorporate into
your existing school events, lessons and projects.
Register by Dec.12th and you will receive the free Tool Kit
including a lesson plans CD and DVD! Dinner included!
Download flier. |
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15 |
Thursday, January 15th
Youth Action Group Meeting
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Come early! Bring your lunch and network
at 12:00 PM)
Location: UC-Cooperative Extension, Room 106, 1131 Harbor Bay
Parkway, Ste 131, Alameda, CA 94544
New members are welcome! |
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February 2009 |
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4 |
Wednesday, February 4th
Special Teatro Vision Performance & Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Silicon Valley Health Equity Summit: A Call to Action
Time: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Keynote Speaker Dr. Julie Gerberding, Former Director of the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At 6:00 PM,
there will be a special Teatro Vision performance of “The Woman
Who Fell From The Sky,” a play based on the true story of an
indigenous Tarahumara woman who was institutionalized for 12
years because doctors did not understand her language or culture
and assumed she was insane. At 6:00 PM there’s a dinner
and later a discussion of the play in the context of health
inequities. To register, visit
The Health Trust Website. |
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5 |
Thursday, February 5th
National Nutrition Month Planning Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: UCCE Alameda Office
The Youth Action Committee is conducting National Nutrition
Month Planning Meeting. Please contact Tuline Baykal for
more information,
tnbaykal@ucdavis.edu. |
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9 |
Monday, February 9th
The Rethink Your Drink/Soda Free Summer Planning Committee
Teleconference
Time: 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM
There are many ways to be involved and provide leadership,
please join us by calling 877.939.0282, 9632031# (participants). |
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10 |
Tuesday, February 10th
(Rescheduled Public Meeting)
Martial Cottle Park Master Plan Project: Community Workshop #3
for Martial Cottle Park Master Plan Project
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Gunderson High School - Forum/Cafeteria San Jose |
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17 |
Tuesday, February 17th
(Rescheduled Public Meeting)
Task Force Committee Meeting #6 for Martial Cottle Park Master
Plan Project
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Gunderson High School - Media Center/Library San Jose |
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25 |
Wednesday, February 25th
The 3 P’s of Healthy Eating on a Budget: Plan, Purchase
and Prepare
Time 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Jack London Aquatic Center
Sponsored by Alameda County Nutrition Services. Free of
charge.
Download flier for details and registration.
Download directions. |
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March 2009 (March 25th, Minutes & Presentations) |
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4-5 |
Wednesday, March 4th &
Thursday, March 5th (Save the Date!)
2009 Network for a Healthy California Conference
Location: Sacramento Convention Center
Abstracts Due: September 2008. More information to follow.
It will include:
*A Train-the-Trainer Physical Activity Workshop
*Update on School Nutrition—what’s happening at schools
throughout California and next steps/funding opportunities
*Joint Use: A strategy to identify public space for physical
Activity
*An evaluation summary from the 2008 Rethink Your Drink/Soda
Free Summer Campaign and county-specific planning opportunities
for the 2009 initiative
*Committee and Campaign Advisory Meetings with PA Integration
presentations by Carmen Bogan at each:
Youth Action Group—led by
Tuline Baykal
Food Security Committee—led by Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra (to be
confirmed)
African-American Campaign—led by Monique Woodford
Latino Campaign—led by Pamela Harter
Worksite Program—led by Suellen Haggerty
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17 |
Tuesday, March 17th
UCCE Nutrition Program in Jeopardy (Crisis Alert!): Board of
Supervisor's Meeting
View details! |
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19 |
Thursday, March 19th
Brighter Beginnings Family Support Center Open House
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: 2648 International Blvd., Oakland, CA
Come see their new indoor play space. For more information
contact, Julie Cosenza, Coordinator of the Family Support
Center, at
jcosenza@brighter-beginnings.org or 510.903.7529 tel. |
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20 |
Friday, March 20th
Santa Clara County Public Health Resource Training:
What Can You Build with the Right Tools?
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Sobrato Center for Non-Profits, 1400 Parkmoor
Ave., Cupertino Rm. A, San Jose, CA 95126
Download flier for details. |
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25 |
Wednesday,
March 25th
(Walk-ins, welcome!)
First 2009 BANPAC Meeting: Creating a Healthy Food & Physical
Activity Environment in Schools & the Community
Location: Elihu Harris State Building, Oakland, CA
Download
agenda and
announcement.
Get directions!
View Meeting Minutes and Presentations (all are PDFs)
- updated 04.07.09
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April 2009 |
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10 |
Friday, April 10th
Regional Be Sugar Savvy Workshop
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Elihu Harris Building, Oakland, CA
Pre-registration closed as of Wednesday, April 8th.
Registration available on Friday, April 10th at 8:30 AM until
all seats are filled. |
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21 |
Tuesday, April 21st
CPEHN Invites you to Unlocking the Playground: Achieving Equity
in Physical Activity Spaces
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Preservation Park, Oakland, CA
This workshop will focus on the lack of safe spaces for our
communities to be physically active, and what people across the
state are doing on this important issue. Visit the
CPEHN Website for more information and to register, or
contact Ruben Cantu at
rcantu@cpehn.org. |
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21 |
Tuesday, April 21st
Santa Clara Co. Be Sugar Savvy Workshop
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Sobrato Center for Non-profits, Cupertino Room B, San
Jose, CA
E-mail contact: Maritza Rodriguez,
maritza.rodriguez@hhs.sccgov.org |
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22 |
Wednesday, April 22nd
San Francisco Be Sugar Savvy Workshop
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 1390 Market St., Ste. 900, “The Mint” Conference Room
E-mail contact: Amy Nelson,
anelson@dcyf.org |
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25 |
Saturday,
April 25th
California Public Health Association-North Annual Meeting and
Training
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Oakland, CA
Speaker: Jeff Hobson
The meeting is focused on transportation and health.
Registration has not opened yet, but you may visit
CPHA-N’s Website for information. |
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May 2009 |
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2 |
Saturday, May 2th
NETA Nutrition Conference 2009 For Early Childhood Professionals
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Download flier for details.
Download registration. |
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5 |
Tuesday, May 5th
San Francisco Be Sugar Savvy Workshop
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 1390 Market St., Ste. 900, “The Mint” Conference Room
E-mail contact: Amy Nelson,
anelson@dcyf.org |
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8 |
Friday, May 8th
Santa Clara Co. Be Sugar Savvy Workshop
Location: Sobrato Center for Non-profits, San Jose Cupertino
Room, San Jose, CA 95131
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Contact Maritza Rodriguez at
maritza.rodriguez@hhs.sccgov.org. |
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12 |
Tuesday, May 12th
Upcoming spring Network SHAPE (Shaping Health as Partners in
Education) Bay Area meeting: Bay Area/Central Coast
Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose
Room, 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95131 |
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18 |
Monday, May 18th
BANPAC’s RYD/SFS Committee Teleconference
Time: 11:00 AM (NEW TIME)
Teleconference Info: 877.950.6075, 176922# |
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18-20 |
Monday, May 18th
- Wednesday, May 20th
Play On!
Location: San Francisco
Unprecedented conference featuring country's most powerful
gathering of Play Experts,
www.playon2009.org. |
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21 |
Thursday,
May 21st
Media Training Prep - RYC/SFS Campaign (during BANPAC Leadership
Council Meeting)
Location: San Francisco
Training Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Media Training in preparation for the RYD/SFS campaign will
be conducted by Paula Hamilton & Mike Miller of Brown Miller
Communication. Teleconference access is available. The
training will last from 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Please get on
at 10:25 AM and listen in for a few minutes so we can start
promptly at 10:30 AM.
Teleconference Info: 877.950.6075, 176922# |
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27 |
Wednesday, May 27th
Regional Soda Free Summer Launch
Location: State Building, San Francisco, CA
Registration information is available on our Website,
www.banpac.org, by April 21st.
Download draft agenda.
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28 |
Thursday, May 28th
San Francisco Soda Free Summer Launch
Location: Kezar Stadium |
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29 |
Friday, May 29th
and Wednesday, June 3rd
Alameda County Be Sugar Savvy Workshops
Location: West Oakland Library, Oakland, CA
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Please send your name, organization, telephone, address and
e-mail to Gail Wax,
gail.wax@acgov.org. For more info, call Gail at
510.595.6485. |
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June 2009 |
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2 |
Tuesday, June 2nd
Santa Clara County Mini-Launch with Youth Advocates
Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education |
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3 |
Wednesday, June 3rd
Alameda County Be Sugar Savvy Workshops
Location: Glad Tiding Church, Hayward, CA
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Please send your name, organization, telephone,
address and e-mail to Gail Wax,
gail.wax@acgov.org. For more info, call
Gail at 510.595.6485. |
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7 |
Sunday, June 7th
Santa Clara County Launch
Location: San Jose Community Resource Fair, Kelley
Park |
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16 |
Tuesday, June 16th
First 5 Santa Clara County Super Healthies Summer
Kickoff (including Be Sugar Savvy for childcare
providers)
Location: 4000 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA 95117
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Will include introduction of Early Childhood SFS
Kit. RSVP’s are required as space is limited.
RSVP to
Joanne@first5kids.org. |
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19 |
Friday, June 19th
4th Annual Bay Area Physical Activity & Nutrition Forum:
Reconnecting Communities to the Bay Area Outdoors: A
Green Path to Wellness
Location: Upper and Lower Fort Mason, San Francisco,
CA
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
This event is FREE, food is provided and
registration begins later in May.
Questions or for more
information contact Carmen Bogan at
paforum09@pacbell.net.
Download flier for details. |
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24 |
Wednesday, June 24th
Early Childhood SFS Kit Launch (featuring Jennifer Siebel Newsom
& others)
Location: San Francisco, CA |
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26 |
Friday,
June 26th
Alameda County Soda Free Summer Launch
Location: Play Day on the Plaza
Alameda County Soda Free Summer Launch in partnership with
Oakland Parks & Recreation. For more information, e-mail
nutrition@acgov.org. |
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July 2009 |
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2 |
Thursday, July 2nd
BANPAC’s Early Childhood SFS Kit, featuring “Drink
Water!” Said the Otter launched at the Holy Family
Day Home childcare center in San Francisco.... |
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21 |
Tuesday, July 21st
BANPAC Youth Action Committee Meeting
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: University of California Cooperative
Extension, 1131 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA
94502
This committee is dedicated to nutrition and
physical activity promotion for youth and provides
an advisory function for the Regional Network’s
Children’s Power Play! Campaign.
Download flier for details. |
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22 |
Wednesday, July
22nd
Are You Concerned About Your Child’s Weight?
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Palo Alto Family YMCA, 3412 Ross Rd.,
Palo Alto, CA 94303
A panel of experts from Lucile Packard Children’s
Hospital will be giving tips for healthy weight
management and discussing the options for parents
concerned that their child is overweight. The
program is free but registration is required.
For more information and to register, call
650.724.3783 or visit
www.lpch.org under “Events and Classes.”
Download flier for details. |
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August 2009 |
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August 2009 through
February 2010
Farm to School & School Garden Training Series
A 10 part workshop series to help mobilize
teachers, parents, and community members to create
sustainable school garden programs and Farm to
School projects in Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas
and Monterey. Information and registration for
these FREE trainings is at:
www.lifelab.org/cde. This training series
is a joint project of CAFF, Life Lab, and the
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central
Coast. |
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14 |
Friday, August 14th
Help Families Access Food Resources: A Food
Assistance Workshop
Time: 8:45 AM -3:30
PM
Download flier for details and registration. |
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28-29 |
Friday, August 28th
- Saturday, August 29th
Eat Real
Street food, fresh summer fruits and veggies, live
music, and more at a free festival.
Location: Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
For information, go to
eatrealfest.com. |
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September 2009 |
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August 2009 through
February 2010
Farm to School & School Garden Training Series
A 10 part workshop series to help mobilize
teachers, parents, and community members to create
sustainable school garden programs and Farm to
School projects in Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas
and Monterey. Information and registration for
these FREE trainings is at:
www.lifelab.org/cde. This training series
is a joint project of CAFF, Life Lab, and the
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central
Coast. |
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9 |
Wednesday, September
9th
Worksite Wellness Symposium: Capturing the Value in Wellness
Programming
Registration is required (no more than two
representatives per organization) and registration
has been extended to Friday, August 28th.
New
contact for RSVPs:
Lori.Martin@hhs.sccgov.org or call 408.793.2713
or the main line at 408.793.2700.
Download
symposium information &
registration form. |
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10 |
Thursday, September
10th
(Save the Date!)
The 2nd Annual Santa Clara County Hunger Issues
Forum
Time: 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: Lucas Hall, Santa Clara University
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San
Mateo Counties, in collaboration with Santa Clara
University, is hosting The 2nd Annual Santa Clara
County Hunger Issues Forum. |
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16 |
Wednesday,
September 16th (Save the Date!)
BANPAC Membership Meeting and BARNN Promising
Practices Sharing Forum: Linking Nutrition Education
and Food Security
Location: Elihu Harris State Building, Oakland,
CA
Download agenda.
REGISTER NOW! |
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23 |
Wednesday,
September 23rd
Six Steps to Healthier Youth
Time: 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM
Location: Community Room - Redwood City Library,
1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA
Learn how to make the School Environment Healthier
will take place. Panel Discussion Topics
include School Food Service Program, School Gardens,
and Farm Produce to Schools. RSVP by September
8th.
Contact: Wale Adeniji, 650.573.2978 tel, or e-mail
at
wadeniji@co.sanmateo.ca.us |
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October 2009 |
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August 2009 through
February 2010
Farm to School & School Garden Training Series
A 10 part workshop series to help mobilize
teachers, parents, and community members to create
sustainable school garden programs and Farm to
School projects in Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas
and Monterey. View information and
registration for these FREE trainings at
www.lifelab.org/cde. This training series
is a joint project of CAFF, Life Lab, and the
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central
Coast. |
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Free Farm to School Workshop
(postponed until further
notice)
Community Alliance with Family Farmers invites you
to a workshop to learn about the CAFF Farm to School
Initiative
Download flier for details. |
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Thursday, October
1st
Ending Childhood Hunger by 2015 Listening Session
Location: Oakland Federal Building - Auditorium,
1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612
Download flier for details & registration. |
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8 |
Thursday, October
8th
How To Implement Worksite Wellness Without Impacting
Your Benefits Budget
Download flier for details. |
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28 & 29 |
Wednesday, October
28th and
Thursday, October 29th
Garden Nutrition Educators: Best Practices Share
FREE Workshops
Download flier for details. |
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November 2009 |
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August 2009 through
February 2010
Farm to School & School Garden Training Series
A 10 part workshop series to help mobilize
teachers, parents, and community members to create
sustainable school garden programs and Farm to
School projects in Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas
and Monterey. View information and registration for
these FREE trainings at
www.lifelab.org/cde. This training series
is a joint project of CAFF, Life Lab, and the
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central
Coast. |
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December 2009 |
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August 2009 through
February 2010
Farm to School & School Garden Training Series
A 10 part workshop series to help mobilize
teachers, parents, and community members to create
sustainable school garden programs and Farm to
School projects in Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas
and Monterey. View information and registration for
these FREE trainings at
www.lifelab.org/cde. This training series
is a joint project of CAFF, Life Lab, and the
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central
Coast. |
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Tuesday, December
22nd
Veggielution is co-sponsoring The Garden
This event is followed by an explanation about
Community Supported Agriculture programs with Full
Circle Farms!
Location: The Barefoot Café, shown as part of
Barefoot Coffee’s Terra Madre Week, 5237 Stevens
Creek Blvd (At Lawrence Expressway) Santa Clara, CA
95051
Time: 7:00 PM
Information: 408.248.4500 |
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January 2010 |
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August 2009 through
February 2010
Farm to School & School Garden Training Series
A 10 part workshop series to help mobilize
teachers, parents, and community members to create
sustainable school garden programs and Farm to
School projects in Santa Cruz, Hollister, Salinas
and Monterey. View information and registration for
these FREE trainings at
www.lifelab.org/cde. This training series
is a joint project of CAFF, Life Lab, and the
Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central
Coast. |
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8 |
Friday, January 8th
Managing a Multi-Generation Workforce
Download flier. |
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21 |
Thursday, January 21st
The next
BANPAC Leadership Council Meeting
Location: FIRST 5 Santa Clara
Jo Seavey-Hultquist will be
chairing the meeting. The Leadership Council
will move ahead with the Rethink Your Drink campaign
plan, including planning our February 23rd
Membership Meeting - which will be co-sponsored by
Steps to a Healthier Santa Clara County. |
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Friday, January 22nd
The Advisory Meeting for Martial Cottle Park Master
Plan
Location: Edenvale Branch
Library, Community Meeting Room, 101 Branham Lane
East, San Jose, 95111
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
For questions, call Jane Mark
at 408.355.2237 tel, or Kimberly Brosseau at
408.355.2230 tel. |
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Wednesday, January 27th
Food Crisis
and Local Solutions
Location: Mission Cultural
Center for the Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St., San
Francisco (near the 24th St. Mission BART station)
Time: 6:00 PM
Reception
w/refreshments: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Co-sponsored by Grassroots
International and the Oakland Institute, it will be
an evening of conversation about the root causes of
the global food crisis and the solutions, including
sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty.
More about the panel, an impressive list, is at
www.oaklandinstitute.org/?q=node/view/543.
RSVP to:
LAutler@GrassrootsOnline.org or
info@oaklandinstitute.org or call 510.469.5228
tel |
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Wednesday, January 27th
In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan
Location: The Heritage Theatre,
Campbell Ave. (at Winchester Blvd.)
Time: 7:30 PM
In Defense of Food with Michael
Pollan, in person, interviewed on-stage by Mercury
News columnist Mike Cassidy. |
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