In the Mar Vista neighborhood, the CHAT faculty have been participating in various community activities to demonstrate our partnership and commitment to this population.
Examples of activities in the past year include:
Career Day at Stoner Avenue Elementary
Literacy Fair sponsored by Mar Vista Family Center and Mar Vista Gardens
Health Fair sponsored by Stoner Avenue Elementary and LA Care
Dedication of new facility at Westside Children’s Center
Monthly meetings of the Westside Health Coalition
Periodic meetings of SPA-4 and SPA-5
Periodic meetings of the Growing Up Healthy Collaborative
Health Fair at Mar Vista Gardens; from left to right:
CHAT faculty Alice Kuo,Karen Fond, UCLA medical student Lidia Alonso, CHAT faculty Kim Uyeda, and CHAT resident Alma Guerrero
“Stop the Cough” Week, April 2003 at Westside Children’s Center preschool classroom;CHAT faculty helped give the message to cover their mouths when coughing and use tissues for sneezes and runny noses