East Valley Community Health Center Introduces Free Nutrition Classes

East Valley Community Health Center invites patients and visitors to join our health professionals as they host weekly classes on nutrition. The free classes, which are offered in both English and Spanish, help to educate you on the importance of a healthy lifestyle and provide advice and tips on how to create healthy eating habits.

Hosted by nutritionist Dahlia Marin, the 4-week-long nutrition classes focus on general nutrition, healthful meals for people with diabetes, buying food and cooking healthy meals, and food safety. Each lesson will help you understand the importance making of healthy food choices and the role that they play in your lifestyle. The classes, which gather approximately 25 students each session, encourage them to actively participate and share their own stories. They are open to all visitors and provide relevant information to all age groups, from parents of young children to elderly individuals.

“As registered dietitian nutritionists we see each day how important nutrition is in greatly alleviating, treating, but especially preventing so many chronic diseases which are affecting our communities today,” said Marin. “Our realistic, hands-on approach with nutrition education provides our population the opportunity to effectively translate what many consider a science, into simple, everyday practical solutions to improve their health and quality of life.”

These nutrition classes are just one part of a larger vision of health and wellness at East Valley. Within the past few months, multiple new programs that focus on both patient and employee health have been launched, including free Zumba classes and a course focused on diabetes management and a Wellness Council for employees. In addition, starting in January, students from Cal Poly Pomona will be providing mini nutrition lessons to patients in the East Valley lobby.