California Project LEAN -
HEAC After School Sector Technical Support Provider
Organization Overview
California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition) (CPL) is a joint program of the California Department of Health Services and the Public Health Institute focusing on youth empowerment, policy and environmental change strategies, and community-based solutions. CPL's mission is to increase healthy eating and physical activity to reduce the prevalence of obesity and chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis, and diabetes.
CPL works with state and local physical activity and nutrition leaders to conduct programs in communities throughout California. Through an infrastructure of ten regions, CPL implements local interventions, including the following:
- Food on the Run, originally funded by The California Endowment, engages adolescent and community leaders in the development of healthy food and physical activity environments at schools. CPL works with local coordinators to identify effective community-based solutions.
- The Successful Students Through Healthy Food Policies Campaign is an outgrowth of Food on the Run and is conducted in partnership with the California School Boards Association. The project's goal is to strengthen nutrition policies in California school districts.
- The Huesos Fuertes, Familia Saludable Campaign works with California communities to increase low fat milk consumption among Spanish-speaking women and their families.
Technical Support for HEAC Grantees
CPL's team is available to help with your work in the school sector particularly in the following areas:
- Technical Support for HEAC Grantees
- CPL's team is available to help with your work in the school sector particularly in the following areas:
- School nutrition and physical education standards
- Youth engagement
- Conducting assessments
- Environmental and policy change strategies
- Working with school boards
- Community mobilization
- Working with the media
- Marketing healthy behaviors
Additionally, CPL has many tools to assist your efforts including:
- Playing the Policy Game (Spanish and English)
- Successful Students Through Healthy Food Policies
- Reaching School Board Members (Spanish and English)
- Jump Start Teens
- Food on the Run, Parent Brochure (Spanish and English)
- Food and Beverage Marketing Assessment Tool
- Web-based tools (SB 19 calculator and Bright Ideas)
Contact Information
Website: www.californiaprojectlean.org
