b'En la Costa Sur, una de las amenazas ms graves para la salud de las personas es invisible. Muchos lugareos luchan con presin arterial alta crnica, como lo sabe el Equipo de Salud de Puente por su trabajo de difusin y alcance.Nuestra poblacin est en riesgo de tener presin arterial alta. Lo vemos mucho en la clnica y es una gran preocupacin ", dice Vicente Lara, Director de Programas de Puente.Pero reducir la presin arterial a menudo requiere cambios en el estilo de vida en torno al estrs, la nutricin y el ejercicio. Y eso comienza con el aprendizaje de soluciones, razn por la cual Puente se emocion al asociarse con la American Heart Association (Asociacin Americana del Corazn) para organizar un taller de presin arterial para los locales en mayo de 2019.Quince adultos locales diagnosticados con hipertensin asistieron al taller de tres partes, llamado Chequeo. Cambio. Control". Una promotora de salud les ense, en espaol, a controlar su presin arterial. Hablaron sobre ingredientes ms saludables culturalmente relevantes para las comidas y estrategias para hacer ms ejercicio. Al final del taller, todos recibieron monitores de presin arterial.Lara ya ha observado cambios en los regmenes de dieta y ejercicio de las personas. Ms personas comenzaron a venir a nuestro grupo de caminar/correr, se unieron a las clases de Zumba. Y hay ms conversaciones sobre nutricin , dice.PLANNING PESCADEROS FUTURE In March 2019, The Pescadero Town Planning Initiative culminated in an unprecedented gathering at Pescadero Elementary School. More than 200 South Coast residents spent a day together discussing and voting on their long-term visions for the community.People all throughout our community see the need for change and improvements and want to be involved, says Rita Mancera, Executive Director of Puente. Last year, Puente, as part of the Sustainable Pescadero Collaborative, convened an all-volunteer Steering Committee consisting of community members, school representatives, trustees from The Pescadero Foundation as well as Puente staff to bring the effort to life.More than 200 communityPuente leveraged a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to fund members came togetheroutreach efforts and ensure a bicultural to set their long-termand bilingual process, which included visions for a sustainablehiring a Spanish-speaking consultant to Pescadero. engage Latino participants through focus groups.On the day of the gathering, locals identified their top priorities: public use trails, new housing, a laundromat, a community center, a public pool, a town plaza, and solutions for water/septic issues.The findings will now be used by advocates to press for change in Pescadero. They are also meant to help anyone who wants to start a business or invest in town.This was the little engine that could, says Mancera. It was not a government agency that led this effort or funded itinstead our community banded together with one common goal.10'