Last Friday we were delighted to have
Salud America interview Juliana Lima, our Pura Vida Program Coordinator, and Charlie Mandile, Executive Director of HealthFinders, at our Northfield clinic. Salud America is a part of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Network at the University of Texas that works to fight childhood obesity in the Latino community. They appreciated the sustained impact that Pura Vida has made in our community. Juliana, when asked to talk about the program, said that it was set up in response to the lack of access to nutritious foods and exercise programs in the Latino community. She also attributes much of the success to the strong connections it has been able to make. Charlie highlighted how Pura Vida has been growing significantly over the years and how it has been doing so while in constant dialogue with people in the community.
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