Felix Elizalde
The Hispanic Caucus of the State Assembly recently honored Felix Elizalde with a resolution, for his arduous work and promotion in pro of the health and well-being of Latinos ones and in the occasion to have finished the Program of Leadership in Health of California.
The Program of Leadership in Health of California is a one-year intensive initiative, and in it participate elected Latino leaders to governmental positions by the voters. The Program created by NALEO, the National Association Latino Elected Offi cials does emphasis on the struggle against the obesity and other chronic illnesses.
Added to it, Elizalde received recognition on behalf of Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (District 18,) and state Sen. Ellen Corbett (District 20.) “His passion and commitment in improving the lives of others is incomparable. Felix has put countless hours of his time to the service of the community by means of his participation in boards and commissions. Felix has demonstrated a big effort to contribute in everything possible to assure that Latinos should have a better standard of living, as well as the rest of all the residents in the East of the Bay,” Corbett said.
In response, Elizalte exalted the work of the organization. “ I congratulate NALEO for their excellent quality of experts and resources they put at the disposal of those who participate to really make us understand about the key rolls that we have on the decisions in laws and policies that govern the health of the people, in the schools, and in the community,” said Elizalde.
And he added that “ the students and families of the County of Avenue are lucky to be provided with the unconditional support of Superintendent Sheila Jordan, and that of director of Programs of health Christine Boynton, both leaders from the Office of Education of the County of Alameda.”
NALEO created the Program of Leadership of Health in California in response to the growth of the Latino population and the increase in chronic illnesses.
The program has the specifi c intention of contributing to the advance of the health and wellbeing of the population, including that of Latinos. The participants met four times a year; the presentations and discussions in group included: educational well-being, design of communities, safety in the local communities, transport, housing, recreation, and access to fresh food within reach of the budget of the families.
