Tag: Nutrition
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Health Center Works With Restaurants to Improve Nutrition
Sang Dao, a restaurant serving Thai and Lao cuisine, has been partnering with Health center Operation Samahan to serve nutritional menu items. By Brian Myers Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately likely to develop diabetes and at lower weights and younger ages. Health center Operation Samahan partners with local ethnic restaurants to provide nutrition counseling…
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Low-Income Shoppers Thrive At City Heights Farmers Market
By Megan Burks and Brian Myers The produce stalls at the City Heights Farmers Market last week were lined with strawberries so fresh they shined. Some still carried their delicate vines. Ayan Mohamed, who has an 18-month-old, was quick to exchange a Women, Infants and Children voucher for large basket of the fruit. They’re her…