Healthy Living for Latina Women and their Families

$50 — Childcare for 3 children for 1 hour $100 — Basic health screening for one participant for body mass index, blood sugar $250 — Stipend for one woman to lead exercise and nutrition classes for her peers for three months

Summary
Through free nutrition and exercise classes, health screenings and community teatro Somos Mayfair is empowering women, their families and their community to live healthy lives.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Afflicted by the growing spread of obesity and diabetes, Mayfair’s predominantly Latino immigrant community struggles to stay healthy with limited access nutritious food and safe places to exercise. Somos Mayfair understands that obesity and diabetes in the Latino immigrant community are caused by health issues and social and economic conditions. They focus on increasing women’s and in turn families’ understanding of obesity and diabetes and improving eating and exercise behavior.

Activities
Participants of this 6 month program benefit from free nutrition and exercise classes, health screenings and family gym memberships. Also, drama productions about the dangers of diabetes spread the message of healthy living to the larger community.

Potential Long Term Impact
Somos Mayfair gives women and their families the resources they need to make healthier choices. Already, 12 of 16 women from the first cohort have formed their own exercise group and recruited 38 new participants.

Project Message
“We need safe spaces for our children to play and for us as women to exercise!”
- Velia, Beneficiary, mother, immigrant

Project Sponsor: Somos Mayfair
Theme: Health | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$15,000
Project #2155 on GlobalGiving.com