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Empowering Caribbean People to See that Building Healthy Communities is Possible

Liz Ross — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:54:40 +0000

Over the past 60 years, the United States has played a heightened role in shaping the food environment in the Caribbean region through trade agreements that benefit US food corporations.

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Written by Liz Ross.

Social Media, Language Justice, and Partnership Helps Our Community “Comer Para Prosperar/ Eat to Thrive!”

Beth Skidmore, MSACN — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:00:17 +0000

Rooted Santa Barbara County (Rooted) and the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County (Foodbank SBC) have formed an innovative education collaboration: utilizing graphic design, animation, video, and the accessibility of social media, our organizations have helped make plant-based nutrition available to our Spanish-preferring neighbors. Our organizations are committed to creating equitable access to education on the … Continued

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Written by Beth Skidmore, MSACN.

Addressing Health Inequity through Trauma Informed Lifestyle Medicine

Jacque Salomon — Sat, 28 May 2022 14:49:32 +0000

Seeds to Inspire Foundation was founded to transmute privilege into service and bring my healing story—and the knowledge behind it—to communities challenged with health inequity and disparity.

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Written by Jacque Salomon.

School Psychologist Uses Nutrition to Improve Learning

Courtney Rasby, SSP — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:32 +0000

Learn how Nutrition 4 the Growing Brain is using improved nutrition to address learning and behavioral challenges in kids.

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Written by Courtney Rasby, SSP.

The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies’ Community Grant Program Is Pushing Plants Forward

Sarah Johnson Dwyer, MHA — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:05:10 +0000

The Community Grants program supports sustainable food-based initiatives around the world, fostering both individual and communal change.

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Written by Sarah Johnson Dwyer, MHA.

GRACE Project Improves Individual & Community Health Through Nutrition in Kenya

Euvonne Nyaboke — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:00:13 +0000

GRACE Initiative’s Food Literacy Project in Kenya’s Kisii County promotes the importance of traditional plant-based foods and climate-smart farming.

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Written by Euvonne Nyaboke.

AmaruArts Preserves Culture & Diversity of Life in the Andes With Agriculture & Nutrition

Valentina Benavides — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:38:30 +0000

What can we learn from the ancient agricultural practices of Indigenous peoples, and how might those lessons be used to improve health today?

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Written by Valentina Benavides.

UGROW Garden Network Puts Permaculture into Practice

Grace Sliwoski — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:00:58 +0000

Supporting over 60 community gardens and 500 gardeners throughout Worcester, MA, UGROW is bringing communities together for sustainable change.

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Written by Grace Sliwoski.

Samoan Villages Reduce Noncommunicable Disease Rates Using the Plant-Based Lifestyle

Walter Vermeulen, MD, MS — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:15:00 +0000

Learn how WFPB nutrition has achieved remarkable reversal rates of up to 93% for non-communicable diseases like type 2 diabetes in Samoan villages.

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Written by Walter Vermeulen, MD, MS.

Plant-Based Nutrition Saved His Life. Now, His Support Group Helps Thousands

Paul Chatlin and Marion Treece — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:00:42 +0000

PBNSG is the largest whole food, plant-based support group in the world. Read about what they do, and their new, exciting education initiatives.

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Written by Paul Chatlin and Marion Treece.

Urban GreenWorks: A True Testament to How Food Can Shape Communities

Roger Horne — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:04:40 +0000

In response to the many consequences of COVID-19 on the environment and global food system, UGW is promoting regenerative solutions near and far.

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Written by Roger Horne.

Arizona Community Garden Teaches Food Literacy and Creates Food Security

Ann Aust — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:36:51 +0000

Community gardens are powerful spaces for local communities to reconnect with food production, improve food literacy, and establish food security.

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Written by Ann Aust.

Carbondale Food Autonomy Initiative Creates Equitable Food Systems in Illinois

Nicholas Smaligo — Thu, 27 May 2021 13:00:52 +0000

Carbondale Spring is a people’s movement in southern Illinois that is empowering its community by enabling food autonomy.

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Written by Nicholas Smaligo.

FamilyCook Productions Changes Eating Behavior and Lifestyle

Lynn Fredericks — Fri, 21 May 2021 13:00:44 +0000

For decades, our award-winning nutrition education curriculum has influenced hundreds of thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds.

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Written by Lynn Fredericks.

Vecino Victory Garden Feeds Those Facing Food Insecurity in California

Toni Zanella and Rhys Pritchett — Mon, 17 May 2021 19:49:06 +0000

In a California community affected by the destruction of wildfires since 2018, Vecino Victory Garden is promoting food security and power.

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Written by Toni Zanella and Rhys Pritchett.

Growing Food Helps Children Overcome Trauma in Mexico

Sherist Rodriguez — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:00:27 +0000

We Empower ACEs provides survivors of trauma with community-centered programs, resources, and spaces to improve health and food sovereignty.

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Written by Sherist Rodriguez.

Protech Eco-Green Practices Sustainable Farming & Agroforestry in Kenya

Nancy Kadenyi and Bonventure Makhaya — Wed, 12 May 2021 13:00:53 +0000

By supporting farmers, Protech Eco-Green supports the health and economy of a community in Kenya. This is critical in times of severe, unpredictable climate change.

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Written by Nancy Kadenyi and Bonventure Makhaya.

Empowering NYC’s Latinx Community for Plant-Based Health Resilience

Lianna Levine Reisner and Aifra Castillo Ruiz — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:00:45 +0000

Jumpstart programs not only give powerful short-term evidence of the benefits of food-as-medicine, but also empower future community changemakers.

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Written by Lianna Levine Reisner and Aifra Castillo Ruiz.

Wellness House Nutrition Programs Encourage Plant-Based Eating for Cancer Patients

Angela Dennison, RD, LDN — Sat, 08 May 2021 13:00:47 +0000

Wellness House bridges the gap between surviving a cancer diagnosis and thriving, including through their plant-based nutrition programs.

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Written by Angela Dennison, RD, LDN.

On Track Program Brings Plant-Based Nutrition Education to California

Terry Thompson — Fri, 07 May 2021 13:19:56 +0000

America On Track has been successfully creating and implementing a diverse range of programs, with an emphasis on plant-based nutrition, since 1995.

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Written by Terry Thompson.

CEEE Fights for Community Access to Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Kamyar Enshayan, PhD — Wed, 05 May 2021 14:56:15 +0000

Our food system is failing both our health and our local economies, but it’s not too late to repair it. First, we have to acknowledge the challenges.

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Written by Kamyar Enshayan, PhD.

Culture Change through Accessible WFPB Program

Ted D. Barnett, MD — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:20:20 +0000

The following is an article from a Community Grant recipient. To hear more from Dr. Ted Barnett, register for the Plant Forward Virtual Workshop Series. During my years as a physician, I have observed a society that has become sicker and sicker despite steady improvements to technology and increased medical expenditures. Fairly early on in … Continued

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Written by Ted D. Barnett, MD.

The Inside Scoop on Applying for a Community Grant

Natasha Lantz — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:44:35 +0000

Here are some tips and tricks to submit the best possible application for a CNS Community Grant

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Written by Natasha Lantz.

Deeply Rooted Belief in Healthy Food For All

Karyn Moskowitz — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:06:30 +0000

New Roots fights for healthy food as a human right. They bring fresh food markets to eight different low-access neighborhoods in Louisville.

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Written by Karyn Moskowitz.

Solar One’s Stuyvesant Cove Park Connects Residents to a Unique Urban Food Source

Candace Thompson — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:53:34 +0000

With the help of a CNS grant, Solar One reconnects people with food, the climate crisis, and a “living laboratory” of regenerative urban permaculture.

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Written by Candace Thompson.

St. Luke’s University Health Network CSA Feeds Families & Employs Farmers

SLUHN Employee Wellness Team — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:00:14 +0000

The community supported agriculture program at St. Luke’s University Health Network shows that improving access to healthy foods improves health.

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Written by SLUHN Employee Wellness Team.

“Take What You Need Garden” Feeds Urban Community & Promotes Health

Janet Douberly — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:54 +0000

Downtown Greens provides youth-centered food-education programs. In 2020, they adapted to their community’s needs by addressing food insecurity.

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Written by Janet Douberly.

Farm to Pantry Program Delivers Local Organic Food to Low-Income Communities

Cindy Tegtmeyer — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:00:34 +0000

This Farm to Food Pantry program brings fresh produce from environmentally-conscious local producers to low-income members of the Illinois community.

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Written by Cindy Tegtmeyer.

Farm to Fork Program Creates Lifelong Healthy Eating

Janet Rumble — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:00:09 +0000

Crossroads Community Food Network’s “Healthy Eating” Program encourages participants to see themselves as change agents in their local food system.

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Written by Janet Rumble.

Plant-Based Eating Program Benefits Nigerians Through Community Outreach

Simbiat Oladoja — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:46:06 +0000

SOBNUTRITION is a Nigerian organization that helps people become more attuned to inner health by changing nutrition and lifestyle habits.

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Written by Simbiat Oladoja.

Cooking Up Health Program Changes Lifestyles for Doctors & Patients

Melinda Ring, MD — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:05:09 +0000

Cooking Up Health, a course at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University—educates medical students on lifestyle and nutrition.

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Written by Melinda Ring, MD.

Transplanting Traditions Supports Refugee Farmers as They Grow Their Food and Their Community

Kelly Owensby — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:18:00 +0000

The refugee farmers say that Transplanting Traditions provides meaningful, joyful opportunities to increase income as well as to come together, rebuild, heal from trauma and celebrate culture and community.

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Written by Kelly Owensby.

Aaya’s Table — A CNS Microgrant Recipient Provides Hospitals With Culinary Assistance

Varun Ponmudi — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:00:13 +0000

Aaya’s Table is a community leads grant recipient. They are on a mission to bring healthy, whole food, plant-based home cooking to diverse American homes and are the culinary arm that physicians embracing lifestyle change can refer their patients to.

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Written by Varun Ponmudi.

CNS Microgrant Recipient Casa Vegana Is Making an Impact in Puerto Rico

Anthony Martinez & Selena Nadal — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:51:53 +0000

Casa Vegana is a community leads grant recipient. This small non-profit led by Anthony Martinez is based in Puerto Rico. They support and educate the public about the plant-based movement through virtual events, meal shares, and more.

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Written by Anthony Martinez & Selena Nadal.

The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It – Gardener Helps to Grow Food and a Community

Rebecca Tien, PhD — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:55:42 +0000

Julialynn Walker is providing the community with resources and tools for starting a garden. Education is a key component in providing her community with healthier nutritional options.

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Written by Rebecca Tien, PhD.

Baltimore Public School Implements Food Literacy For All Students

Ariel Demas, MA — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:31:39 +0000

Food literacy education provides a positive solution to our nation’s health, education and environmental problems.

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Written by Ariel Demas, MA.