MODESTO BEE
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

By KEN CARLSON
BEE STAFF WRITER

Last Updated: March 2, 2006, 04:17:51 AM PST

Kaiser Permanente is giving $1.5 million to a Modesto neighborhood coalition in hopes of convincing people in disadvantaged areas to choose fruit juice over soft drinks and salad instead of fast food.

Kaiser officials said they also hope residents will exercise more, thus cutting down on high rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

The major grant is going to the West Modesto Neighborhood Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that addresses health and safety issues in the western part of the city.

The grant is one of the largest-ever corporate donations to promote health in Stanislaus County.

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