Education and Research
As part of its mission, California Women Lead holds conferences on issues, advocacy trainings and produces research and policy papers for members, elected and appointed officials, community based organizations, and advocates. In 1993, California Women Lead produced reports on the status of women's health that led to the creation of the state's Office of Women's Health. California Women Lead was also instrumental in helping to create a state master plan for breast and cervical cancer control. In addition, California Women Lead publishes research on women in elected and appointed office at the state and county levels.
EDUCATION
Nutrition & Physical Activity Policy Project
Funded by the USDA's
Food Stamp Program, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
For information on obesity prevention or food stamps, call
1-888-328-3483.
In 2008, California Women Lead is joining
forces with the Network for a Healthy California in their Champions
for Change Campaign. Our role is to identify community leaders to
help promote healthy eating and physical activity at community
events.
The California Nutrition Network, like CEWAER, has undergone a
re-branding. They are now known as the Network for a Healthy
California (Network). The Network continues to be a driving force to
prevent obesity in California through increased fruit and vegetable
consumption, physical activity, improved food security, and chronic
disease prevention.
This year we have been asked by the Network to help identify
community leaders – like you – who are interested in taking an
active role in improving the health of their neighborhoods.
Champions for Change are community members who step forward to help
make positive and lasting changes by acting as Network spokespersons
and promoting healthy eating and physical activity.
As a leader in your community, you know that change comes through
building partnerships, leveraging resources, and engaging your
constituents. If you would like to see healthy changes in your
county, city, or school district, the Network would like to ask you
to become a Champion for Change.
Network for a Healthy California - http://cachampionsforchange.net
To become
a Champion for Change in your community, please
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Nutrition & Physical Activity Policy Project
In 2004 and 2005, nearly 400 California Women Lead members, state legislators and staff, local elected officials, community health experts, healthy living advocates and other interested stakeholders came together to develop recommendations that could advance positive change in nutrition and physical activity among Californians. Roundtable forums, held in six locations across the state, examined the obesity issue from both state and local perspectives, calling on the expertise of state officials, county health departments and regional nutrition collaboratives to share information critical to the discussion. Roundtable participants collaborated on strategies that focused on the role of local government in creating community environments that encourage healthy lifestyles. Particular emphasis was given to strategies directed at low-income neighborhoods and food stamp recipients. Each workgroup was given the opportunity to present their ideas and then indicate their support for the final recommendations.
The local priorities arising from these six roundtable discussions are highlighted in California Women Lead’s “Winning the Fight for Healthy Weight: California Communities Speak Out.” The strategies should be viewed as a starting point for further discussion and collaboration between community members and the policy makers that represent them.
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Developing the California Health Care Workforce of Tomorrow
Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation
California has a significant shortage of health care professionals in every facet of health care delivery, including the public health and social services sector. As our population continues to grow and age, the challenge of providing quality health care and fully staffing health care facilities will soon become a crisis. This policy brief discusses the issue and identifies solutions.
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation
In collaboration with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, California Women Lead was awarded a grant to develop collaborative working relationships between the target audience (policy makers) and advocates for teen pregnancy prevention (interested parties). In 2003, California Women Lead looked at the issue of teen pregnancy from an important perspective in the state today ‚ the issues specific to California's Latino families and specifically Latino teen parents. California Women Lead held two advocacy trainings to assist policy makers, special interest groups and other interested parties become comfortable and successful in advocating for effective teen pregnancy prevention. Four policy roundtables were then held throughout the state in regions with high teen birthrates. The findings and recommendations from these roundtables were compiled and developed into a research policy blueprint that was published in early 2004.
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RESEARCH
How Women Fared in the California during the November 2006 Election
California Women Lead analyzed the number of women running for state office in the recent November 2006 elections and formulated data as a result.
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Women Elected to California County Board of Supervisors
California Women Lead researched the number of female supervisors in California over the past several years. Data is included in this report showing the number of women in supervisor's seats by county.
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