ChildhoodObesityConf

What inspired you at #COC19? What action items are you taking back to your communities?

Attending the @ObesityConf #COC19 to expand our knowledge, network, and help improve the health of San Bernardino County students!

“Telling the truth about history is key. Talking about the intentional policies that have created barriers for certain people is the first step towards repairing and healing those.”-@H_Woot. Way to go #Minneapolis for serving as a leader! #poverty @ObesityConf

Had a blast sharing space yesterday w/ public health practitioners attending @ObesityConf and showing them around Santa Ana. Special thanks to all our partners that came out and shared the active transportation, health, and mobility justice story happening in the city. #COC19

Social and environmental factors can greatly impact the #totalhealth of our communities. @choucair shared insights on the role of #socialneeds and community conditions in determining health outcomes during @ObesityConf’s #COC19. k-p.li/2M0KL9C

It was a pleasure to speak at @ObesityConf’s #COC19 to discuss the long-lasting impact of community conditions on individuals’ health. Proud to take part in important conversations focused on building stronger, healthier communities.

Pity does not dismantle privilege. Poor people don’t want free stuff. They want true equality of access freedom and justice. @CharlesMBlow speaking truth. @ObesityConf #coc2019

"The seesaw for white supremacy is anti-blackness. And anti-blackness exists among people who are not white. You can be both oppressed and oppressive." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"True integration is not when you add color to a white structure." @CharlesMBlow #COC19 #healthequity

"We can’t continue to ignore that we are creating a gender imbalance in communities of color by public policy." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"For all of you born to privilege--at the middle of the hill or the top of the hill--please acknowledge that there is a hill." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"Pity does not dismantle privilege but preserves it. Pity can be a violence operating as benevolence." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"The problem isn't refusal to work, but the ability to find work that is stable and provides a living wage that will raise a family out of need." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"You want to be shocked by something? Go to your local city budget and see how much is in the budget from minor violations. They can’t miss that mark. It’s already in the budget!" @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"We have created a system where whole police forces have been shifted from protect and serve to punish and profit." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"There are whole generations of children in communities who have been sucked dry of fathers, brothers and sons due to mass incarceration." @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"More "law & order" is simply code for more state suppression in communities of color." - @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"We try to dehumanize people who struggle with poverty – punish them, blame them, erase them." - @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"My mom taught me it is possible to survive, but it is WORK." - @CharlesMBlow #COC19

"It’s not only about food and nutrition that makes a child whole. It’s about feeling safe in a space and nurtured." - @CharlesMBlow #COC19