Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | December 2019

HEALTHY 6 Twice a year, the Alliance Health Programs team raffles brand-new bikes, along with helmets and bike locks, to children and teens who worked hard making healthier lifestyle changes to maintain a healthy weight. Meet our three lucky bike raffle winners: Jesus, Brandon and Josue. These members were entered into the bike raffle through their enrollment and participation in our Healthy Weight for Life (HWL) program. The HWL program helps families adopt healthy lifestyle changes and rewards those who meet their healthy weight goals. Jesus, age 14— Merced County Jesus shared that the most challenging part of his journey was cutting out bread, soda and other sweets. He decided to start reaching for healthier snack options. Although he wasn’t the biggest fan of vegetables, he decided to try them in different ways. Now he enjoys soups that have lots of broccoli, carrots and other vegetables. Jesus also started being more physically active. At first, he started walking for an hour. Then he started to push himself to run. He shared his technique with us: “Set a goal each week, and each time you run, try to beat your running time.” He also practices good portion control when eating meals. Jesus’s mother said: “Parents have a lot to do with how our children eat. We have to set the examples for our children to see.” Alliance members win bikes for being healthier! January through May 2020 MERCED COUNTY MONTEREY COUNTY SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Livingston (Spanish) Thursdays, Jan. 30 through March 5 Salinas (Spanish) Mondays, Feb. 24 through March 30 Look for classes in Santa Cruz County during the summer of 2020. Livingston (English) Thursdays, March 12 through April 16 Salinas (English) Mondays, April 13 through May 18 THE ALLIANCE INVITES YOU to join an HLP workshop. Call the Alliance’s Health Education Line at 800-700-3874, ext. 5580 to sign up for a workshop near you. Sign up for an HLP workshop The Alliance offers Healthier Living Program (HLP) workshops near you at no cost! The HLP workshops are health and wellness sessions where members learn how to manage pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety and sleep loss. Members also learn about healthy eating, staying active, improving quality of life and building relationships. Be healthy in the new year!