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.
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