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ERIC Number: EJ1269309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1555-9734
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Nutrition, Health, and Wellness at "La Escuelita": A Community-Driven Effort toward Food and Environmental Justice
Del Hierro, Victor; Saenz, Valente Francisco; Gonzales, Laura; Durá, Lucía; Medina-Jerez, William
Community Literacy Journal, v14 n1 p26-43 Fall 2019
This article introduces "La Escuelita," an after-school health literacy program for youth and families that currently meets in a community center one mile from a port of entry into El Paso, Texas. Through weekly activities that include mediums like art, community-based mapping, and collaborative cooking, participants at "La Escuelita" interrogate notions of health, wellness, and nutrition and engage in discussions about food and environmental justice. Through their discussion of this community-based project, the authors argue that food and environmental justice efforts should center community-knowledge, asset-based frameworks, and reciprocal learning.
Community Literacy Journal. Veronica House 317 UCB, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. e-mail: editorsclj@gmail.com; Web site: http://communityliteracy.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas (El Paso)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A