Healthy Living for Latina Women and their Families
SummarySomos Mayfair is empowering women, their families and their community to live healthy lives through free nutrition and exercise classes, health screenings and community teatro.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Latinos are more obese than all other racial groups in Santa Clara County. Mayfair's immigrant Latino community has limited access to nutritious food and safe places to exercise. Women and their families cannot afford health care. These social and economic conditions prevent these families from living healthy lives.
Activities
20 women in this 6 month program benefit from nutrition and exercise classes, health screenings, physical examinations and family gym memberships, basic healthcare that would otherwise be too expensive for these low-income families.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.somosmayfair.org)
- Obesity play, script and slide show (http://www.somosmayfair.org/engagement.htm)
- Obesity article, Community Arts Network blog (http://www.communityarts.net/blog/archives/2008/02/la_dulce_vida.php)
- Somos entry for the Newcomer Arts and Culture dire (http://www.culturalpartnerships.org/immigrant-services/somos-mayfair.asp.)
- Somos article on the Upside Down World website (http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1343/1/)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Obesity leads to diabetes; a deadly illness that is ravaging this community. By providing preventative intervention and care, Somos Mayfair is saving lives.
Project Message
The nutrition classes helped me because I learned to read food labels and learned how to make healthier eating choices. It was also nice to have access to health care since a lot of us don’t have it.
- Olga Montes, Beneficiary, mother, immigrant
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Rebecca Bauen
Associate Director
370-B. So. King Rd.
San Jose, CA 95116
United States
4089372576
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Somos Mayfair
370-B S. King Road
San Jose,
CA
95116
United States
408-251-6900
http://ww.somosmayfair.org
Where this Project is Located
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United States
and can also be found under 
Health.
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When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 1, 2008
