Resources

The San Joaquín Valley is often considered “ground zero” for health and environmental disparities. But the region is also home to organizations that are doing some amazing health- and environmental-related work.

Access to healthy food/obesity:

• Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program
• Community Food Bank (Fresno)

Clean air and water:

• Community Water Center
• Central Valley Air Quality Coalition
• Californians for Pesticide Reform
• Fresno Metro Ministry

Environmental Justice:

• Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
• Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment

Legal assistance for communities:

• California Rural Legal Assistance
• Central California Legal Services

Youth:

• The kNOw Youth Media
• ACT for Women and Girls

In Photos:

• David Bacon’s website
• 25 Stories from the Central Valley

In Audio:

• Invisible-5

Further reading on health in the San Joaquín Valley:

• Breathing, In Dust, Tim Hernández
• Cadillac Desert, Mark Reisner
• The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Anne Fadiman
• West of the West, Mark Arax

Did I leave an organization or a book off this list? Please contact me with suggestions: rplevin(a) vidaenelvalle.com, or @HarvestHealth on Twitter.