#SaludTues Tweetchat 9/13/16: How Out-of-Schools Programs Can Impact Latino Health

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Physical activity and play are critical to a child’s physical, social, and mental development.

Afterschool and out-of-school time programs are uniquely positioned to support physical activity, play, and healthy eating for children, especially Latinos who are less physically active than their peers.

Let’s use #SaludTues on Sept. 13, 2016, to tweet about how out-of-schools providers can promote a healthy weight and spur lifelong healthy habits among Latino children.

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How Out-of-Schools Programs Can Impact #LatinoHealth”
• TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. EST Tuesday, September 13, 2016
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: National AfterSchool Association (@NatlAfterSchool), Texas State Alliance of YMCAs (@TexasYmcas), and Baylor University Texas Hunger Initiative (@Texas_Hunger)
• Optional Hashtags: #HEPA #DASH #SafeRoutes4All

We’ll open the floor to your experiences and stories as we discuss:

• Why it’s important to look beyond the traditional school day when considering kids nutrition and physical activity.
• How HEPA standards can impact Latino kid’s physical activity.
• What role Latino families can play in encouraging/supporting out-of-school providers in adopting HEPA standards.

Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter and share your strategies, stories, and resources for promoting health in out-of-school programs.

#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 the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.