Get Involved in a Local Group!
California is home to many strong and vibrant coalitions leading the charge to make healthy eating and physical activity a reality for all Californians. Strategic Alliance encourages you to get involved with a local coalition.
Local California Groups by Region
Here you'll find groups that welcome public participation in their efforts to ensure that our schools, neighborhoods and workplaces provide opportunities to eat healthy and get active.
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
Bay Area Region
Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara
Alameda County Physical Activity Coalition
Region: Alameda County
Contact: Brooke Kuhn
Phone: 510-595-6482
Email: Brooke.Kuhn@acgov.org
Bay Area Nutritional and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC)
Region: All Bay Area Counties
Website: www.banpac.org
Contact: Janet Leader
Phone: 408-792-5131
Email: Janet.Leader@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Greenbelt Alliance
Region: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma
Website: http://www.greenbelt.org/index.shtml
Contact: Michele Beasley
Phone: 408-983-0856
Email: mbeasley@greenbelt.org
Healthy Eating, Active Communities – Alameda County
Region: Alameda County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Diane Woloshin
Phone: 510-595-6458
Email: diane.woloshin@acgov.org
Healthy Eating, Active Living - Richmond
Region: Richmond, Contra Costa County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Barbara Becnel
Phone: 510-235-9780
Email: barbbec@pacbell.net
Healthy Silicon Valley
Region: Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County
Website: www.healthysilicovalley.org
Contact: Armor Santiago
Phone: 408-879-8428
Email: AmorS@healthtrust.org
Livable City
Region: San Francisco County
Website: http://livablecity.org/
Contact: Tom Radulavich
Phone: (415) 344-0489
Email: tom@livablecity.org
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
Region: Marin County
Website: http://www.marinbike.org/Index.htm
Contact: Kim Baenish
Phone: (415) 456-3469
Email: kim@marinbike.org
Nutrition Network
Region: All Bay Area Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Bonnie Broderick
Phone: 510 -235-9780
Email: bonnie.broderick@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Peninsula Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition
Region: San Mateo County
Website: http://www.pbpc.svbcbikes.org/index.php
Contact: Steve Vanderlip
Phone: 650-571-5830
Email: Steve1214@hotmail.com
People Acting in Community Together (PACT)
Region: Santa Clara County
Website: http://www.pactsj.org/
Contact: Alicia Ross
Phone: 408-910-6309
Email: aliciaross@pactsj.org
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Region: San Francisco
Website: http://www.sfbike.org/
Contact: Leah Shahum
Phone: 415-431-2453
Email: leah@sfbike.org
San Mateo County Prevention of Childhood Obesity Taskforce
Region: San Mateo County
Website: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/...
Contact: Jennifer Gross
Phone: 650-573-2319
Email: jgross@co.sanmateo.ca.us
Shape Up San Francisco
Region: San Francisco County
Contact: Christina Carpenter
Phone: 415-581-2422
Email: Christina.Carpenter@sfdph.org
Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC)
Region: all Bay Area counties
Website: www.transcoalition.org
Contact: Marta Lindsey
Phone: 510-740-3150 x321
Email: Marta@transcoalition.org
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Central Coast Region
Counties: Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz
Central Coast Hunger Coalition
Region: All Central Coast Counties
Contact: Lee Mercer
Phone: 831-722-7110 ext. 220
Email: lee@thefoodbank.org
Go for Health!
Region: Santa Cruz County
Contact: Shebreh Kalantari
Phone: 831.465.2207
E-mail: skalantari@unitedwaysc.org
Nutrition Network - Central Coast
Region: All Central Coast Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Christine Moss
Phone: 831-647-7819
Email: mosscd@co.monterey.ca.us
People Power
Region: Santa Cruz County
Website: http://www.peoplepowersc.org/
Contact: Micah Posner
Phone: 831-425-0665
Email: micah@peoplepowersc.org
Salinas Steps
Region: Salinas, Monterey County
Website: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/health/communityhealth/steps.htm
Contact: Susan Stuart
Phone: 831-755-4641
Email: stuartsm@co.monterey.ca.us
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Central Valley Region
Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare
Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program (CCROPP)
Region: Fresno County, Kern County, Kings County, Madera County, Merced County, and Tulare County.
Website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ccchhs/institutes_programs/CCROPP/...
Contact: Veva Islas-Hooker
Phone: 559-228-2150
Email: gislas@csufresno.edu
Fresno Metro Ministries
Region: Central Valley
Website: http://www.fresnometmin.org/
Contact: Edith (Edie) Jessup
Phone: 559-485-1416
Email: edie@fresnometmin.org
Get Moving Kern
Region: Kern County
Website: http://www.getmovingkern.org/
Contact: Jennifer Lopez
Phone: 661-636-4484
Nutrition Network - Central Valley
Region: All Central Valley Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Nichole Mosqueda
Phone: 559-456-7210
Email: lnmosqueda@ucdavis.edu
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Desert Sierra Region
Counties: Inyo, Riverside, and San Bernardino
Nutrition Network - Desert Sierra
Region: All Desert Sierra Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Melodee Lopez
Phone: 909-387-6318
Email: jsilberstein@dph.sbcounty.gov
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Gold Coast Region
Counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Nutrition Network-Gold Coast
Region: All Gold Coast Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Rigoberto Vargas
Phone: 805-677-5328
Email: rigoberto.vargas@ventura.org
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
Region: Santa Barbara County
Website: http://www.sbbike.org/index.html
Contact: Ralph Fertig
Phone: 805-962-1479
Email: sb-ralph@cox.net
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Gold Country Region
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba
Healthy Eating, Active Living - Modesto
Region: Modesto, Stanislaus County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Cleopathia Moore
Phone: 209-558-6010
Email: cmoore@schsa.org
Nutrition Network - Gold Country
Region: All Gold Country Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Melissa Guajardo
Phone: 916-556-3344
Email: Melissa@healthedcouncil.org
Walk Sacramento
Region: Sacramento County
Website: http://www.walksacramento.org/
Contact: Hong Zhang
Phone: 916-446-9255
Email: hong@smf.org
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Los Angeles Region
Counties: Los Angeles
African Americans Building a Legacy of Health
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://www.chc-inc.org/REACH2010/AABLH.cfm
Contact: Mia D. Boykin
Phone: 323-295-9372 Ext. 216
Email: mia@chc-inc.org
Alliance for a Better Community
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: www.afabc.org
Contact: Sandra Trinidad
Phone: 213-250-0052 Ext. 216
Email: sandra@afabc.org
Alliance for a Livable Los Angeles
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: www.livableplaces.org/policy/alliance.html
Contact: Jennifer Allen
Phone: (213) 622-5980
Email: jallen@livableplaces.org
Amigos de los Rios
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: www.amigosdelosrios.org/index.htm
Contact: Claire Robinson
Phone: 626-798-2833
Email: info@amigosdelosrios.org
Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org/
Contact: Karen Peters
Phone: (213) 596-5776
Email: kpeters@breastfeedla.org
Community Coalition-South Los Angeles
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://ccsapt.charityfinders.org/About%20Us
Contact: Marqueece Harris-Dawson
Phone: 323-750-9087
Email: sheilagh@ccsapt.org
Healthy Eating, Active Communities – Baldwin Park
Region: Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Rosa Soto
Phone: 626-961-1179
Email: ccphasoto@earthlink.net
Healthy Eating, Active Communities – South Los Angeles
Region: South Los Angeles
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Aurora Flores
Phone: 323-235-6343
Email: aflores@accelerated.org
Hunger Action Los Angeles
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://www.hungeractionla.org
Contact: Frank Tamborello
Phone: 213-388-8228
Email: frank@hungeractionla.org
Latino Urban Forum
Region: Los Angeles County
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Contact: James Rojas
Phone: 213-629-9122
Email: luf00@hotmail.com
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://labike.org/
Contact: Matt Benjamin
Phone: 213-629-2142
Email: matt@labike.org
Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy, Active Children
Website: http://www.lapublichealth.org/nut/LACOLLAB_Files/lacollab.htm
Contact: Sheetal Monga
Phone: 213-351-7447
Email: smonga@ladhs.org
Los Angeles Community Action Network
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://www.cangress.org/food_access.htm
Phone: 213-228-0024
Email: info_lacan@cangress.org
Los Angeles Region Project LEAN
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://phps.dhs.co.la.ca.us/nut/plean.htm
Contact: Dr. Shirley Thornton
Phone: (213) 351-7889
Los Angeles Walks
Region: Los Angeles County
Contact: Deborah Murphy
Phone: 323 661-3173
Email: deborah.murphy@adelphia.net
Nutrition Network
Contact: Johana Asarian- Anderson
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Phone: 213-351-7889
Email: janderson@dhs.co.la.ca.us
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 / Community Health Councils
Region: South Los Angeles
Website: www.chc-inc.org
Contact: Gwen Flynn
Phone: 323-295-9372 ext. 18
Email: gwen@chc-inc.org
The Transit Coalition
Region: Los Angeles County
Website: http://thetransitcoalition.us/
Contact: Bart Reed
Phone: 818-367-1661
Email: info@thetransitcoalition.us
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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North Coast Region
Counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma
Healthy Eating, Active Living – Santa Rosa
Region: Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Chris Bekins
Phone: 707-565-6625
Email: cbekins@sonoma-county.org
Nutrition Network-North Coast
Region: Humboldt County
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Joyce Houston
Phone: 707-441-4652
Email: jhouston@co.humboldt.ca.us
Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
Region: Sonoma County
Website: http://www.bikesonoma.org
Contact: Tim Bacon
Phone: 707-545-0153
Email: tim@bikesonoma.org
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Orange County Region
Counties: Orange
Active Living in Santa Ana (ALISA)
Community Action Partnership of Orange County
Contact: Dolores Barrett
Website: http://capoc.org/
Phone: 714-899-3684 ext. 5301
Email: dbarrett@capoc.org
Fullerton Collaborative
Region: Fullerton, Los Angeles County
Website: http://www.fullertoncollaborative.org/
Contact: Pam Keller
Phone: 714-447-2884
Email: pam_keller@fsd.k12.ca.us
Healthy Eating, Active Communities – Santa Ana
Region: Santa Ana
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Leah Fraser
Phone: 714-542-7792
Email: lfraser@latinohealthaccess.org
Nutrition Network
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Maridet Castro Ibanez
Phone: 714-834-8092
Email: mibanez@ochca.com
Orange County Nutrition, Physical Activity Collaborative (NuPAC)
Website: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/public/nutrition/nupac/nupac.htm
Contact: Anna Luciano
Phone: 714-834-8673
Email: aluciano@ochca.com
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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San Diego & Imperial Region
Counties: Imperial and San Diego
California Black Health Network
Region: Statewide
Contact: Denise Adams-Simms
Phone: 619-295-5413
Email: das@cbhn.org
Healthy Eating, Active Communities – Chula Vista
Region: Chula Vista, San Diego County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Dana Richardson
Phone: 619-472-4607
Email: RicharDL@pvh.ah.org
Nutrition Network-San Diego / Imperial
Region: All San Diego & Imperial Counties
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Sabrina Schuck
Phone: 619-681-0679
Email: slschuck@ucd.edu
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
Region: San Diego County
Website: http://www.sdcbc.org/index.html
Contact: Kathy Keehan
Phone: 858-487-6063
Email: execdir@sdcbc.org
Walk San Diego
Region: San Diego
Website: www.walksandiego.org
Contact: Marcia Banks
Email: join@walksandiego.org
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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Sierra Cascade Region
Counties: Butte Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity
Healthy Eating, Active Communities – South Shasta
Region: South Shasta, Shasta County
Website: http://healthyeatingactivecommunities.org/
Contact: Michele Erickson
Phone: 530-378-6060
Email: healthy@shasta.com
Nutrition Network-Sierra Cascade
Region: Sierra Cascade County
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/network/
Contact: Patricia Mannel
Phone: 530-345-2483
Email: pmannel@healthcollaborative.org
Don’t see the coalition you are looking for?
Contact Linda@preventioninstitute.org if you’d like to see a coalition listed here or if information needs updating. Strategic Alliance links with groups working to change policies and organizational practices to make communities healthier.
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