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Family Care Coordinators will be on the site offering the fresh produce at affordable prices, and also will provide the residents with cooking demonstrations

Somerton, Arizona – (January 6, 2015). – Starting January the 12^th, 2015 Somerton residents will have the opportunity to become their New Year’s Resolutions a reality by eating healthy vegetables and fruits with the help of the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., Farmer’s Market on Wheels at their own neighborhoods.

Family Care Coordinators will be on the site offering the fresh produce at affordable prices, and also will provide the residents with cooking demonstrations and how to prepare healthy meals for their families, said Amanda Aguirre, President and CEO of the RCBH.

Public Health Initiatives Director Javier Morales appointed that residents will also receive information about the nutrition model Power Play’te which will help kids to learn how to eat according to their age.

As part of the Healthy Somerton Initiative launched on April, 2014, the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., hopes that the Farmer’s Market on Wheels will help residents to improve their quality of life by choosing to eat healthier.

Starting January 12^th, the Farmer’s Market on Wheels schedule will be as follows (locations are corners):

Monday:

8:30 AM 12^th Street & Williams Avenue

9:00 AM Bingham Avenue & Garvin Street

9:30 AM Crane Street & Williams Avenue

10:00 AM Bingham Avenue & Eucalyptus Drive

Tuesday:

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Regional Center for Border Health, Inc.

Wednesday:

10:00am Campo Amarillo (@ B. Norman Career Center)

10:45am Wellness Center The Cocopah Indian Tribe

11:15am Community Center The Cocopah Indian Tribe

Thursday:

8:30 AM Yucca Street & Orange Avenue

9:00 AM Union Avenue & Cactus Street

10:00 AM Fern Street & Federal Avenue

10:30 AM Fern Street & Somerton Avenue

Friday:

8:30 AM Cesar Chavez Avenue (Perricone Park)

9:00 AM Calle Amistad & Van Brunt Avenue

9:30 AM Andrea Avenue & Brenda Street

10:00 AM Council Avenue & Canal Street

For more information please call Ms. Amanda Aguirre, President and CEO of the RCBH or Mr. Javier Morales, Public Health Initiatives Director, at (928) 627-9222.