South L.A. health center adds fresh produce to its mix of services

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

St. John's Well Child and Family Center offers patients and staff a weekly produce stand at two of its sites in an area where rates of chronic disease are high and fresh food is hard to find.Half of physician Mimi Choi's pediatric patients are overweight or obese. She instructs them to eat more fruits and vegetables.

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