Resources

Type 2 Diabetes
San Diego Area Office of the American Diabetes Association
National Diabetes Education Program
Type 2 Diabetes: Act Now to Lower Your Risks (The Permanente Medical Group, Inc) (.PDF)
Living Healthier With Diabetes (Kaiser Permanente)
Type 2 Diabetes (Kaiser Permanente)
Pre-diabetes: How can you prevent type 2 diabetes? (Kaiser Permanente)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

Obesity
Our Community Kids (SD County Childhood Obesity Initiative)

Heart Disease
American Heart Association (San Diego Chapter)
San Diego: A Heart Attack and Stroke Free Zone

Fresh Produce Markets
Peoples Produce Farmers Market (Southeastern SD)
City Heights Farmers Market
Linda Vista Farmers Market
San Diego Farmers Markets (Farm Bureau of SD County)
Solidarity Farm of Pauma Valley CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)

Community Gardens
SD Community Garden Network
Mt. Hope Community Garden
Ocean View Growing Grounds
New Roots Community Farm
La Maestra Community Garden
Linda Vista Community Garden at Bayside

Food Security
CalFresh (SNAP / Food Stamps)
California WIC
Free and Reduced Meals
Black Infant Health Program
SD Food Bank
Feeding America SD

Recipes
8 Healthy Soul-Food-Inspired Recipes (Soul Food Junkies, PBS)
Network for a Healthy California – SD & Imperial Region
Thug Kitchen
Post Punk Kitchen

Exercise through Community Engagement
Canyon Cleanup, SD Canyonlands
Tijuana River Cleanup, I Love a Clean SD
Beach Cleanups, SD Coastkeeper
Neighborhood Enhancement, City Heights CDC
Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Groundwork SD
Neighborhood Beautification, Urban Collaborative Project
Cultural Classes, Bayside Community Center

School Wellness
Thriving Schools (Kaiser Permanente)
Fire Up Your Feet (Kaiser Permanente)
Weight of the Nation (Kaiser Permanente)

Commuting
BikeSD
Bikes del Pueblo
SD Bike Train
SD County Bicycle Coalition
Circulate SD
SD Metropolitan Transit System

Social Wellness
Environmental Health Coalition
Employee Rights Center
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
Alliance SD
SD Humane Society and SPCA
Spay Neuter Action Project
Feral Cat Coalition

Urban Agriculture
SD Roots Sustainable Food Project
Seeds at City College (Associate Degree in Sustainable Urban Agriculture)
Wild Willow Farm & Education Center
San Diego Community Garden Network
City of San Diego Urban Agriculture Ordinance (SD Food Policy)
Victory Gardens San Diego
Starting a Community Garden, IRC in San Diego
Selling Produce in the City of San Diego, IRC in San Diego

Health Services
Family Health Centers of San Diego
La Maestra Community Health Centers
San Diego Family Care
Scripps City Heights Wellness Center
Covered California
County Medical Services, County of SD

Gentrification/Displacement
LA for L/A Gente (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (San Francisco, Calif.)
Staying Put: An Anti-Gentrification Handbook (London, England) (.PDF)

Community Investment
City Heights Community Development Corporation
Southeastern Diamond Business District
Linda Vista Community Development Corporation
Microenterprise Program (International Rescue Committee in San Diego)
La Maestra Micro Credit
Accion San Diego
SD Community Land Trust
Community HousingWorks
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
City Heights Initiative, Price Charities
Building Healthy Communities (City Heights), The California Endowment

Education
San Diego Unified School District
San Diego Continuing Education
San Diego Community College District
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
Southwestern College
San Diego State University
University of California, San Diego
California State University, San Marcos
University of San Diego
Point Loma Nazarene University
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Violence Prevention/Support
Becky’s House Domestic Violence Program (YWCA)
Report Police Misconduct (SD Police Department)
Stop Bullying

Activism
Activist San Diego
Peace Resource Center of SD
San Diego 350
San Diego Indymedia

Gardening/Food Zines & Articles
Urban Permaculture
Companion Planting Made Easy (.PDF)
The Ghetto Garden
Food Not Lawns (.PDF)
Dumpster Dive (.PDF)
A Common Ground Found Through Food Justice, Haleh Zandi (Planting Justice)
Carrots Are Not Enough: The Limits of the Local Food Movement, Parke Troutman (La Vida Locavore)

Food Advocacy
Urban Agriculture Ordinances, SD Food Policy
Anti-Hunger, SD Hunger Coalition

Community News, City Heights
Speak City Heights
City Heights Life
What’s Going On In City Heights (Netvibes)
City Heights Area Facebook Feeds
City Heights Town Council Email Blast (Subscribe: city_heights@yahoo.com)