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Genoveva Islas - Cultiva La Salud's Vendors For Health Project

Genoveva Islas - Cultiva La Salud's Vendors For Health Project

FromIn Praxis


Genoveva Islas - Cultiva La Salud's Vendors For Health Project

FromIn Praxis

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this second webisode of Communities Building Power for Health, The Praxis Project interviews Genoveva Islas, the director of Cultiva La Salud, an organization working for health and social justice in Fresno, CA. Fresno is a food desert and obesity and diabetes are a major issue disproportionately affecting the health of the community. In an effort to improve health through local food choices, Cultiva La Salud is introducing a new program: Vendors For Health. Vendors For Health are mobile fruit and veggie vendors who are determined to give their community healthier food options! We visited their community kitchen, Food Commons Fresno, where mobile vendors prepare their daily product and spoke to Genoveva about her experiences and insights organizing Vendors For Health, changing city policy and building power in the community.
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (26)

The Praxis Project's In Praxis podcast shares the stories of our community-based partner organizations and how they are impacting health disparities through local initiatives, policy change, and advocacy. Each episode highlights how these diverse organizations are creatively addressing social justice issues across the country, all with the same goal of health justice. By uplifting our partners’ strategies and tactics to solve local issues, we hope other organizations will find value in these lessons and experiences.