Category Archives: success

Monument Corridor receives $1 million grant

It’s official! Monument Community Partnership (MCP) and Healthy and Active Before 5 have received a $1 million, 3-year grant to promote healthy eating and active living in Concord’s Monument Corridor thanks to Kaiser Permanente through its fund established at the … Continue reading

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Parents Groups take action with the help of First 5 Contra Costa

One of the founding agencies involved in the creation of Healthy and Active Before 5, First 5 Contra Costa’s mission is to help young children grow up healthy, nurtured, and ready for school. With revenue from Proposition 10, a 50 … Continue reading

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Great Work: Agency Policies Passed to Improve Health!

Yes, it’s true. All 10 of the “Pledge the Practice. Pass the Policy” mini-grants have been awarded. We want to congratulate all of our partners for their good work. Our final 2 mini-grants were awarded to the  Contra Costa Child Care Council … Continue reading

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Local Health Services takes a stand with 100% healthy vending machines!

After 6 years of hard work, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has passed a new policy requiring 100% healthy vending machines. Physicians and staff realized that while they were promoting healthy eating to their patients, the hospital snack offerings were … Continue reading

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