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Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program’s second annual
Cultivator Awards Ceremony on Jan. 30, 2009, honored the distinguished
contributions of 15 people and organizations for their outstanding
efforts in creating healthier communities.
The Cultivator Awards highlight and celebrate a broad range of
obesity-prevention efforts that incorporate environmental, policy or
system change. This year’s awards recognized one individual or group
from each of the eight San Joaquin Valley counties participating in
activities that improve access to healthy, affordable foods and physical
activity resources. One regional award recipient was honored in each of
the following categories: Food Environment, Built Environment, Schools,
Elected Official, Media, Community Leader and Youth Leader.
The 2009 Cultivator Award winners are:
Local Awards
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Fresno County |
Sophia
Pagoulatos
Interim Planning Manager
City of Fresno
Department of Planning and Development |
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Kern County |
Charles Drew
Grower/ Market Manager |
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Kings County |
Alicia Jacobo
District Representative, Office of State Senator Dean Florez |
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Madera County |
Officer Durbin
Lloren
Crime Prevention Officer, Madera Police Department |
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Merced County |
The Mineni
Family
Owners, Atwater and Merced Flea Markets |
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San Joaquin
County |
Steve Gutierrez
San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors
District 1 (past member) |
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Stanislaus County |
John D. Ervin
III, M.Ed.D.
Director of Community Affairs, Modesto City Schools |
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Tulare County |
Marcella K.
Smith, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Earlimart School District |
Regional Awards
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Food Environment |
Hunger Task Force for San Joaquin County |
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Schools
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Linda
Hinojosa, RN, BSN, PHN
Coordinator of Health Services, Delano Union School District |
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Built Environment |
Students of the Cesar Chavez Leadership Program at Ollivier
and McKee Middle Schools |
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Community Leader |
Yesenia Ayala |
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Youth Leader |
Stephanie Vasquez |
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Media |
Barbara
Anderson
Health Reporter, The Fresno Bee |
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Elected Official
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Supervisor Henry Perea
Fresno
County Board of Supervisors, District 3 |
About the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program
The Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program (CCROPP) is
committed to obesity prevention through place-based policy change that
supports healthy eating and active living throughout the San Joaquin
Valley. CCROPP’s overarching goals are to improve access to healthy,
affordable foods and physical activity resources. This unique
comprehensive approach is being carried out by partnerships between
public health departments, community-based organizations and community
councils in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
and Tulare counties. The program was developed by the Central California
Public Health Partnership and is administered through the Central
California Center for Health and Human Services at California State
University, Fresno. CCROPP is funded by The California Endowment and
recently received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative.
For more information, contact Brandie Campbell at: 559.228.2144 or
559.577.5101.
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