Healthy Heart, Healthy Communities

About this episode

The episode discusses the Cardiovascular Health Innovations Program and its impact on cardiovascular disease risk factors.

On this episode of EquiTEA, Emile Ruiz sits down with Eddy Jara, Claudia Pelayo, Sophie Rodrigues, and Jasmine Martinez of the RUHS Nutrition Branch. In this conversation, they discuss how the new Cardiovascular Health Innovations (CVHI) Program is working to address the factors that impact people with or at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. To find out more about the CVHI Program, please visit: https://www.ruhealth.org/public-health/cardiovascular-health-innovation To find out more about other programs the Nutrition Branch offers, please visit: https://www.ruhealth.org/public-health/nutrition-services

People in this episode

Host: Emile Ruiz

Guests: Eddy Jara, Claudia Pelayo, Sophie Rodrigues, Jasmine Martinez

Topics covered

• cardiovascular health
• nutrition
• community health
• health innovations
• public health

Keywords

• cardiovascular disease
• nutrition services
• health programs
• community health initiatives
• public health education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RUHS Nutrition Branch, Cardiovascular Health Innovations (CVHI) Program, Riverside County Public Health

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