Environmental Health News

What's Working

  • Garden Mosaics projects promote science education while connecting young and old people as they work together in local gardens.
  • Hope Meadows is a planned inter-generational community containing foster and adoptive parents, children, and senior citizens
  • In August 2002, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board voted to ban soft drinks from all of the district’s schools

immigration

Mercado Central, an Urban Business Incubator

Immigrant populations are increasing in number in cities throughout the United States. Newly settled immigrants face multiple challenges: making connections with long-time residents, finding rewarding work that will allow them to contribute their talents and skills to their new communities, and maintaining their cultural traditions. How can our newest community members be supported in overcoming each of these challenges? Through the establishment of an “urban business i

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