AHF in the Community – September 2016

September 1:  We kicked off the month with AHF’s iEngageU Event: “Hunger in our Community – Evaluating Impact” at the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Jim Floros, CEO, started the event off with an overview of the current hunger issues in our community and...

AHF in the Community – August 2016

From wellness to philanthropy, from housing to homelessness, the month of August was very busy with meetings, collaboration, events, and conferences – a variety of ways we learn about the work of organizations in our community, and how this work aligns with our mission to advance health and wellness. In addition, this post helps show how we’re learning about the challenges faced by our target populations that impact their ability to have healthier lives.

Combating Obesity Part 2: Exercise

Last week, we looked at how our diets sometimes lead us straight to obesity, and we highlighted some San Diego-based organizations that are looking to buck the trend. Today, I’d like to focus on a second major cause of obesity: Inactivity According to the World...

Combating Obesity Part 3: Know Yourself

In our last two blog posts, we talked about how a healthy diet and a daily exercise routine can help fight obesity. But what good are these tips if we don’t know how to recognize the disease in the first place? A key component to battling the obesity epidemic in...
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