Nutrition, Health, and Wellness at La Escuelita: A Community-Driven Effort Toward Food and Environmental Justice
Victor Del Hierro
University of Florida
;
Valente Francisco Saenz
New Mexico State University
;
Laura Gonzales
University of Florida
;
Lucía Durá
The University of Texas at El Paso
;
William Medina-Jerez
Abstract
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.
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- Community Literacy Journal
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- 2021-01-12
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- 10.25148/clj.14.1.009054
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