Monterey County Health Department’s Nutrition Services Division, Healthy Lifestyle Section houses two programs funded by the California Department of Health Services, Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section: The Network for a Health California -- Central Coast Region, and the Local Incentive Award (LIA).

The mission of the Network for a Healthy California (Network) is to create innovative partnerships so that low-income Californians are enabled to adopt healthy eating and physical activity patterns as part of a healthy lifestyle.

The Network's behavioral objective seeks to increase Californians' consumption of fruits and vegetables to 9 or more daily cups, increase daily physical activity to at least 30 minutes for adults and 60 minutes for children, and achieve full participation in Federal food assistance programs.

Principal funding for the Network and the Campaigns are made possible by in-kind contributions from state and local governments that qualify for Federal Financial Participation dollars from the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Food Stamp Program.

For More Information on the Health Department's Nutrition Network Programs:

Contact:  Niaomi Hrepich, Network Program Director (831) 796-2872 or hrepichns@co.monterey.ca.us

• Network for a Healthy California (Network)
• Nutrition Network Local Incentive Award
• California Department of Health Services/Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section

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