According to a new report by the American College of Sports Medicine, Washington, DC is the fittest city in the country. The report took into account two broad measures of public health: such as prevalence of diabetes and smoking and the average consumption of fruits and vegetables by city residents. They also looked at the access citizens had to bike lanes, public parks and farmer’s markets. Cities with large Hispanic populations fared badly. Phoenix, with a Latino population of more than 40 percent placed 37th and San Antonio, Texas with a population of more than 50 percent Latino placed 47th. "When you take in huge swaths of metro areas, it can hide huge disparities. These are wonderful wake-up calls for communities at the bottom of the list, but they should not be reason ...
Latinos often face increased or more severe cancer burdens and experiences than other groups. Why? And how can we work toward healthier lives for Latinos and all groups? In honor of Minority Health Promotion Day, you're invited to a National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (@thenci) Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET April 30, 2015, to discuss cancer health disparities among different population groups, cancer types, and initiatives and challenges in reducing these disparities. Use #NMHM15Chat to follow along! @SaludToday, the social media campaign of Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, will be an active chat participant, along with many ...
Latinos are more likely to gain weight in childhood, studies show. Thus it is critical to start early in teaching children and families to eat healthy and be physically active, according to a new editorial by Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, chief medical officer for prevention at the American Heart Association. The editorial cites statistics on the unfortunate rise of Latino childhood obesity, including research by Salud America!, a research network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and directed by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Sanchez suggests four ways to help reverse the trend: Eat healthier. Teach children and their families how to cook our traditional recipes in the healthiest way. Get ...
A nutritious breakfast is important for on-the-go kids. Michaelie Love, a junior at Lee High School in San Antonio, found few of her peers ate breakfast, so she helped bring a breakfast cart with fast, low-fat, low-sugar, and whole-grain options at her school. Love's efforts are now featured in the new “Making Awesome Changes" TV series, which partners KSAT-TV and Salud America! to feature Salud Heroes—people and groups who are pushing for healthy changes—on the evening news. Salud America! is a Latino childhood obesity research network supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and directed by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Past "Making Awesome Changes" stories include: Cecil ...
Latinos tend to live in areas with more junk food and sugary drinks, and fewer healthy options. That’s why Salud America! is presenting six new #SaludHeroes who helped bring more nutritious food and drinks to their schools, cities, and even bus stations! WATCH and VOTE for your favorite “#SaludHeroes of Healthy Food and Drinks” by April 29, 2015, and be entered in a random drawing to win a FREE T-shirt and jump rope! #SaludHeroes of healthier food are: Sweeter than Soda. Boston city leaders crafted a campaign to urge residents to choose healthy drinks over sugary beverages because “kids are sweet enough already.”
A Salad Rap. Students launched into song because they were so happy with their cool new “fresh food station,” the brainchild of parents in Fairfax ...
Rebecca Adeigbe grew up in South Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley, a mostly Latino area that often lacks basic infrastructure—like streets and running water—and also is short on doctors and public health services. Adeigbe now works to improve health in this region and beyond. Adeigbe, a researcher at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday), empowers people to take control of their health, and emboldens others to focus on health research and changes. “I’ve been increasingly attuned to high poverty and disease rates—and I enjoy working hard to make a real difference in improving health and quality of life,” Adeigbe said. Adeigbe got her big break into public health in 2010. As ...
Latino kids need safe, easy-to-get-to places to play. That’s why Salud America! is presenting six new #SaludHeroes who helped give Latino kids new and improved places to run, jump, play and bike! WATCH and VOTE for your favorite “#SaludHeroes of Active Spaces” by March 25, 2015, and be entered in a random drawing to win a FREE T-shirt and jump rope! #SaludHeroes of Active Spaces are: Run, Chicago, Run. Alicia Gonzalez, a big-hearted Latina, wanted to get Latino kids active—so she got more than 13,000 kids moving as part of Chicago Run.
Moms Heart Parks. Irma Rivera and other moms, sick of having no safe places for their kids to play, helped land the first public park and community center in San Ana, Calif.
Stickball in NYC. Two Latinos worked together to fight ...
Apply now for a career development scholarship from a Texas-based regional health disparities research program. The program, called GMaP Region 4, under the direction of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is seeking applicants for its Early Career Cancer Health Disparities Researcher Scholarship Award. The award supports career development in cancer health disparities research by paying for conference (i.e., registration, travel, lodging, etc.), workshop, journal/publication fees, and other expenses. Recipients will be able to use the award for events between May 1 and July 15, 2015. Applications are due March 31, 2015. GMaP Region 4 is one of six regional GMaPs (or Transdisciplinary Geographic ...
Apply now by the new deadline, March 22, 2015, for the 2015 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Éxito!, a program funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday), will select 20 master’s-level students and health professionals from across the nation to attend a five-day summer institute June 2015, in San Antonio, offering research information, tools, tips, role models and motivation to encourage participants to pursue a doctoral degree and a career studying Latino cancer. Master’s-degree students or master’s-trained health professionals are encouraged to apply. Since launching in 2011, Éxito! has had 78 participants. Nearly ...
