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Drinking Water Week 
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The City’s Be Smarter, Drink Water Campaign collaborated with the project’s two pilot schools, Peres and Chavez Elementary Schools, to promote and educate kids on tap water’s safety and health benefits during national Drinking Water Week. A highlight of the program was working with young people, led by an EBMUD water quality manager, to build their own water filtration systems and learn hands on how our high quality water is transported and cleaned. The Be Smarter, Drink Water Initiative will include installation of “hydration stations” to fill reusable water bottles at schools and other community sites among other activities to increase knowledge and accessibility to clean, healthy tap water. 

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Drinking Water Week is being promoted through the Be Smarter, Drink Water Campaign, a collaborative initiative between the City of Richmond, Contra Costa Health Services and Building Blocks for Kids Collaborative

Food Justice Film Series: Tapped
In the spirit of Drinking Water Week, the Richmond Food Policy Council's monthly Food Justice Film Series presented Tapped. This timely documentary is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. Tapped is a behind the scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: water.

Please check back as the Richmond Food Policy Council announces its next monthly installment.

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Building Healthy Communities in Richmond 



ObamaCare: What Does the Affordable Care Act Mean For You?
The City of Richmond, Community Clinic Consortium and LifeLong Medical Care co-hosted a workshop to provide residents with information about the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. At the workshop, residents had an opportunity to learn and ask questions about:

View the PowerPoint of the presentation by clicking below:
(English) (Spanish)

Visit our Flickr page for photos of the event. Sign up for the Richmond Environmental and Health Initiatives listserv to receive updates about future workshops and programs.                               



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Richmond Plans for a More Healthy Future Read the article

The City of Richmond Health Initiatives team works with departments on implementing actions identified in the Community Health and Wellness Element of the Richmond General Plan 2030 and promotes systems and policy changes that support the development of healthy neighborhoods. The team aims to build the City and community's capacity to improve health outcomes and promote health equity. The team is comprised of staff from various City departments and works with key partners to reduce health disparities in Richmond.

Key partners include Contra Costa Health Services, WCCUSD, and UC Berkeley.

Funding and support provided by
The California Endowment
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