San Andreas, CA — The Take It To Heart Foundation will receive an $18,475 grant from Catholic Healthcare West of which Mark Twain-St. Joseph´s Hospital is a member.
The hospital´s Vice President for Facilities and Project Development, Larry Cornish, will make the presentation in Stockton today.
The funds will be used by the Take It To Heart Foundation to implement a program entitled “Family Fit” for elementary school students in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties respectively.
The program will focus on education, nutrition and exercise to fight obesity in an effort to curtail the possibility of heart disease and diabetes.
Written by Bill Johnson
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