Success Stories

Cultiva La Salud’s history of developing promising interventions and strategies that benefit the most in need, is helping to create a culture of healthier communities across the San Joaquin Valley. Schools and communities are working together to help improve access to healthy food and beverages by establishing school farm stands and produce stands, healthy school menu and vending options, universal free breakfast, and free drinking water in schools.

Other partners are working in neighborhoods to transform corner stores into healthy stores, establish farmers markets and community gardens in low-income communities, work to make sure all California communities have safe drinking water flowing from their taps, Establish nutrition standards for beverages served in childcare settings, limit or replace soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages in vending machines and much more!

Listed below are a number of success stories that reflect the work that Cultiva La Salud, and its partners have accomplished over the years.

Evaluation

Healthy Planning Policies

Improving Physical Activity Opportunities

Improving Access to Healthy foods

Community Leadership Development