Resources

Type 2 Diabetes
San Diego Area Office of the American Diabetes Association
National Diabetes Education Program
T̶y̶p̶e̶ 2̶ D̶i̶a̶b̶e̶t̶e̶s̶:̶ A̶c̶t̶ N̶o̶w̶ t̶o̶ L̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ Y̶o̶u̶r̶ R̶i̶s̶k̶s̶ (̶T̶h̶e̶ P̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶e̶n̶t̶e̶ M̶e̶d̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ G̶r̶o̶u̶p̶, I̶n̶c̶)̶
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
S̶t̶a̶r̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ a̶ C̶o̶m̶m̶u̶n̶i̶t̶y̶ G̶a̶r̶d̶e̶n̶, I̶R̶C̶ i̶n̶ S̶a̶n̶ D̶i̶e̶g̶o̶
S̶e̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ P̶r̶o̶d̶u̶c̶e̶ i̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ C̶i̶t̶y̶ o̶f̶ S̶a̶n̶ D̶i̶e̶g̶o̶, I̶R̶C̶ i̶n̶ S̶a̶n̶ D̶i̶e̶g̶o̶

Health Services
Family Health Centers of San Diego
La Maestra Community Health Centers
San Diego Family Care
S̶c̶r̶i̶p̶p̶s̶ C̶i̶t̶y̶ H̶e̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶ W̶e̶l̶l̶n̶e̶s̶s̶ C̶e̶n̶t̶e̶r̶
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
L̶i̶n̶d̶a̶ V̶i̶s̶t̶a̶ C̶o̶m̶m̶u̶n̶i̶t̶y̶ D̶e̶v̶e̶l̶o̶p̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ C̶o̶r̶p̶o̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶
Microenterprise Program (International Rescue Committee in San Diego)
La Maestra Micro Credit
A̶c̶c̶i̶o̶n̶ S̶a̶n̶ D̶i̶e̶g̶o̶
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
C̶o̶m̶p̶a̶n̶i̶o̶n̶ P̶l̶a̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ M̶a̶d̶e̶ E̶a̶s̶y̶ (̶.P̶D̶F̶)̶
T̶h̶e̶ G̶h̶e̶t̶t̶o̶ G̶a̶r̶d̶e̶n̶ F̶o̶o̶d̶ N̶o̶t̶ L̶a̶w̶n̶s̶ (̶.P̶D̶F̶)̶
D̶u̶m̶p̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ D̶i̶v̶e̶ (̶.P̶D̶F̶)̶
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
W̶h̶a̶t̶’s̶ G̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ O̶n̶ I̶n̶ C̶i̶t̶y̶ H̶e̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶ (̶N̶e̶t̶v̶i̶b̶e̶s̶)̶
City Heights Area Facebook Feeds
City Heights Town Council Email Blast (Subscribe: city_heights@yahoo.com)

Talking Food Systems