#SaludTues Tweetchat 8/23/16: “What Latinos Should Know About Organ Donation”

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Stats from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that over 58% of those waiting for an organ donation are minorities including Latinos.

Despite the rising number of Latinos in the organ donation waiting list, there still exist many stigmas about the topic in the Latino community.

Let’s use #SaludTues on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 to tweet about organ donation and Latinos!

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “What Latinos Should Know About Organ Donation”
• TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT), Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: Texas Organ Sharing (@txorgansharing) + more!
• SPECIAL GUESTS: You!

Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter and share stories and resources that can help get Latino and all students the physical activity they need for healthy lives.

 #SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at Salud America! and the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.