Tara Leonard

I began my career in health & fitness book publishing at Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston, where I also wrote for local newspapers including The Cambridge Chronicle and The Providence Journal-Bulletin. In 1997 I became the Parents & Kids Editor at the Community News in Needham, MA. Since moving to Santa Cruz, I’ve written health-related curricula, pamphlets, videos and website content for companies including ETR Associates, Journeyworks Publishing and ToucanEd Publications. I also write the “Thrive” health column for Santa Cruz Magazine and frequently contribute to the Santa Cruz Sentinel. I launched SantaCruzWire.com in 2008 with co-editor Maria Gaura to cover the people and events that shape our central coast community. I will complete my MPH at San Jose State University in May, 2014

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Evaluating nutrition education efforts at Santa Cruz's Second Harvest Food Bank

<p>As the staff and volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank work to combine food distribution with community-based nutrition education, the obvious questions arise: Do these peer education programs actually make a difference? Do participants change their eating habits for the better? And do these

The power of peer education: Nutrition education outreach at second harvest food bank

<p>By combining fresh fruit and vegetable delivery with health education, Second Harvest is empowering food bank members to become active participants in their community’s nutrition education. Second Harvest has transformed itself from a “food bank” to a “nutrition bank,” creating the community or

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Evaluating nutrition education efforts at Santa Cruz's Second Harvest Food Bank

The power of peer education: Nutrition education outreach at second harvest food bank

Nutritional Disparities in Santa Cruz County: A Search for Solutions