A San Leandro, California, resident, Rose Padilla Johnson is a recipient of the United Nation’s Global Citizen Award for her efforts to alleviate inequality among low-income families. For more than 25 years, Rose Padilla Johnson has served as CEO of San Leandro-based nonprofit Davis Street Community Center Incorporated.
Davis Street’s mission is to improve the health and quality of life of people in need. As part of this effort, its clinic offers nutritional cooking classes to help patients achieve wholesome, long-lasting recovery.
Classes are conducted at Davis Street’s demonstration kitchen. Nutritionists are brought in to give patients lessons on preparing healthy, affordable, culturally appropriate meals. Patients also are shown how to make healthy grocery purchases on a limited budget. Lessons and recipes are available in Spanish and Cantonese as well as English.
On top of grocery shopping and cooking lessons from nutritionists, wellness coaches work with patients individually on the lifestyle changes they need to make to live healthier. The coaches also talk to patients about the risks of obesity.
