National Convergence

Policy Priorities:

Land Use / Climate

Healthy Food Retail

Safety / Violence Prevention

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Safety & Violence Prevention

Policy Contact:

Virginia Lee: Program Director, Prevention Institute
virginia@preventioninstitute.org
510-444-7738
www.preventioninstitute.org

Jennifer Lopez: CCROPP Community Lead, California Convergence Community Liaison
jelopez@kern.org
(661)205-3743

Policy Focus:

Improve the physical appearance of neighborhoods and parks
Institutionalize community programs that foster social cohesion
Provide job skill development and employment
Establish Safe Routes to School so children can walk and bicycle
Decrease alcohol availability/advertising, increase healthy food options

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Kaiser Permanente and The California Endowment have been joined by the following other organizations to support this work: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the California Department of Public Health.

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