Lodi Memorial leadership and wellness team members worked with Lodi Unified School District in 2017 to create the new program that launches in 2018. FLIP will take place in four schools, twice per week during the spring and fall terms. Around 400 students will participate, and the program will feature nutritional education, kid-friendly cooking classes and fun fitness activities taught by professional fitness coaches. An additional element of the programming will introduce children to career opportunities available to them if they remain in school. Our FLIP community partners are the Lodi Unified School District and the G. O. T. Kids Foundation. Lodi Memorial’s support of activities and services to help the Hispanic community was furthered in 2017 by partnering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization focused on support of the Hispanic community through intentional programs for family health and well-being. Adventist Health Lodi Memorial provided a sponsorship at their 2017 annual gala in November. In 2017, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial started a new program called Diabetes Among Friends – offered in both English and Spanish. And in addition to holding classes at the hospital, the programs are held at the Lodi Seventh-day Adventist Spanish Church and at the Lodi Library, meeting participants closer to where they live and work. The program covers diabetes education including medications, nutrition and activity and includes a train-the-trainer program, which is designed to train students to become teachers. Compelled by our mission to live God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope, we will transform the health experience of our communities by improving physical, mental and spiritual health; enhancing interactions; and making care more accessible and affordable. Adventist Health’s mission statement of Living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope is coupled with a vision to transform the health experience of our communities through collaborative programs, community investments and community outreach. We are inspired by the healing ministry as represented by the life of Jesus Christ and believe we are called to live out our mission intentionally in the communities we serve. In the small towns, suburbs and inner cities we serve, we continue our journey to provide quality healthcare until every person made in God’s image has experienced the best health today, hope for tomorrow, and God’s love that endures forever.