PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
CalFresh Healthy Living (SNAP-Ed) in Napa County is a program dedicated to fostering healthy, active, and nourished lifestyles. Through education on good nutrition and budget-friendly meal planning, we empower individuals to make healthy choices, all while stretching their food dollars. We believe that creating a healthier community starts with building partnerships and making the healthy choice the easy choice.
To achieve our mission, we collaborate with various organizations and community stakeholders. Our efforts extend to schools, parks, recreation centers, farmers markets, and food distribution sites, where we engage community members through nutrition education, physical activity opportunities, and community building initiatives. By leveraging partnerships and community resources, we strive to make a positive impact on public health. Additionally, we actively seek out opportunities to collaborate on policy, systems, and environmental changes that support and promote a healthier community for all.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM LEAD
Gio Miramontes – Programs Director
Janet Miramontes – Programs Assistant
Olivia Rangel – Health Educator
COALITIONS RELATED TO PROGRAM
Napa County's County Nutrition Action Partnership (CNAP), also known as the Healthy Bodies Coalition, is committed to promoting a culture of health that offers every individual access to nutritious food, opportunities for physical activity, and safe outdoor spaces to inspire healthy living and thriving lifestyles. Our organization is dedicated to raising awareness of these essential components of public health, with the ultimate goal of fostering a healthier community for all.
Live Healthy Napa County, an initiative led by Napa County Public Health, is supported and collaborates with the Healthy Bodies Coalition. Through their partnership, the coalition actively works towards creating a healthier community in Napa County by promoting and advocating for initiatives that enhance overall well-being. Together, Live Healthy Napa County and the Healthy Bodies Coalition strive to empower individuals and organizations to prioritize health, enabling everyone in the county to live their best, healthiest lives.
The Napa ParkRx Coalition is a sub-coalition of the Healthy Bodies Coalition dedicated to promoting physical activity opportunities and parks programming for the improvement of health and wellness. With a focus on preventing and treating chronic diseases, the coalition emphasizes the prescription of parks to enhance wellness by connecting patients to these natural spaces. Comprising public land agencies, healthcare providers, and community partners, the coalition actively encourages residents of Napa County to take advantage of parks, trails, and open spaces, fostering individual and community health.
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Adventist Health
Noemi Mauricio Jiminez mauricna@ah.org
Area Agency on Aging Napa and Solano
Juliana Biggs - julianabiggs@innovativehealths.com
Blue Zones Project - Upper Napa Valley
Kelly Bond - kelly.bond@sharecare.com
Calistoga Unified School District
Rosa Rubio - rrubio@calistogajusd.org
CalFresh Food
CalFresh Healthy Living
Catholic Charities Healthy Living
Jocelyn Farrell - jfarrell@srcharities.org
City of American Canyon
City of Napa
Dan Opperman - dopperman@cityofnapa.org
City of St. Helena
Community Health Initiative
Feeding It Forward Napa Valley
Live Healthy Napa County (Napa County Public Health)
Erin Nieuwenhuijs - erin.nieuwenhuijs@countyofnapa.org
Lesli Servin Medina - lesli.servinmedina@countyofnapa.org
Town of Yountville
Napa Community Organizations Active in Disaster (Napa COAD)
Napa County Bicycle Coalition
Kara Vernor - kvernor@napabike.org
Napa County Office of Education
Johanna Navarro - jnavarro@napacoe.org
Napa County Seed Library
Napa Farmers Market
Mimi Adams - mimi@napafarmersmarket.org
Napa Open Space District
Napa ParkRx
Napa RCD
Napa Valley Education Foundation
Neighborhood Initiative
Partnership Health Plan
Silverado Farmers
UpValley Family Centers
Marcela Rodriguez - mrodriguez@upvalleyfamilycenters.org
Norma Ferriz - nferriz@upvalleyfamilycenters.org
PSE Projects
Calistoga Elementary School
Protected bike lane project in partnership with CJSUD, Blue Zones Project Upper Napa Valley and Napa County Bicycle Coalition - Week demonstration during Walk and Roll to School was successful. The team presented to the Calistoga Active Transporation Authority Committee, and they would like to install a permanent bike lane soon.
Instructor Capacity Building
Two community members got certified as Zumba instructors to provide free Zumba classes to the community in Upper Napa Valley.
Walking School Buses with Napa Elementary Family Resource Centers
In partnership with the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, we have presented at various family resource centers to educate and invite the parents to try out walking school buses. So far, one elementary school has successfully piloted a walking school bus, and we are still piloting more at the other elementary school sites.
Napa County Mobile Market
Led by Blue Zones Project Upper Napa Valley in collaboration with the Napa Farmer's Market and other community partners, we have completed the discovery phase and started the planning process to create this new mobile market. We had facilitated two Spanish focus group with community members to gather insight to help shape this project. More updates to come soon.
Food and Beverage Policies
These policies are being written up and will be shared with the School Districts in Napa and implemented at various sites.
Calistoga Elementary School Garden
The garden conversation with the elementary school has just been initiated. The elementary school is in the process of having internal conversations after we presented possibilities on how to implement and sustain a garden. Garden projects usually take several years, and more is to come. The goal is for the school to use the garden for nutrition and outdoor education. Another goal is for the garden to be used for family engagement and using the edible plants in the cafeteria.
Together, we can make a difference!