This summer, Salud America! is releasing six packages of research materials—each with a research review, issue brief, video and infographic—on different aspects of Latino childhood obesity issues and potential solutions.
The first package, Healthier School Snacks, shows that Latino students are widely exposed to high-fat, high-sugar snacks and drinks sold in schools, but implementing stronger nutritional standards can yield healthier school snacks for this growing population at high risk of obesity.
All six research package topics are:
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Healthier School Snacks
May 2013 |
The six research package topics are:
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Active Spaces
(June 2013) |
Better Food in the Neighborhood
(June 2013) |
Active Play
(July 2013) |
Healthier Marketing
(July 2013) |
Sugary Drinks
(August 2013) |
Research in AJPM
Salud America! found that guided grocery store trips, community gardens, and video-game-based exercise programs are among several promising, culturally appropriate ways to prevent obesity among Latino kids, according to its new research supplement in the March 2013 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM).
Video: Policy Change Agents
Video: Latino Child Obesity
