Yessenia Funes
Yessenia Funes wrote this article for How to Create a Culture of Good Health, the Winter 2016 issue of YES! Magazine. She is an assistant editor at YES! Magazine. A New York native, she covers inequality, poverty, and climate justice. Follow her on Twitter @yessfun.
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