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Rosalie Aguilar-Santos

Rosalie Aguilar Santos, MS, is Salud America!'s national project coordinator. She is passionate about nutrition, physical activity, and opportunities to engage communities in advocacy actions to promote Latino childhood health.


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AB 1915



The text to Assembly Bill 1915, approved by the California State Senate in order to encourage the development of safe walking routes to school, for children. ...

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AB 441



The text to AB 441 which would create improvements in transportation planning in order to promote health equity. ...

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About FitnessGram



This is the official website of FitnessGram the tool employed by Texas schools and schools across the country to assess, report, and educate its users about the need for everyday activity. ...

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About Mass in Motion



This website gives an overview of how Mass in Motion was formed, who its partners are, and how the initiative has helped support policy change and prevention. ...

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ACE food distribution program helps Houston-area families make nutritious choices



Houston's local news highlights the ACE program at KIPP Explore Academy. ...

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Active Living Plan for a Healthier San Antonio



Check out the city of San Antonio's Active Living Plan here! This plan, which is modeled after the National Physical Activity Plan, is one of the first local level plans ever developed to encourage citizens to engage in various forms of physical activity. Learn more about the process that went into developing this plan from this slideshow presentation, presented by Laura Esparza, of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR), at the 2014 Active Living ...

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Active Play Project



Children at Perez and Odom elementary schools have increased the amount of time they spend doing moderate to vigorous physical activity, after implementing the Active Play Project at their schools. ...

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Active Texas 2020



Leadership and partnership played a key role in the development of the Active Texas 2020 plan to promote physical activity. At the Fit City Summit in January 2009, local leaders from the Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, the Austin's Mayor's Fitness Council, and members from the academic community decided that it was time to make physical activity a priority in Texas. The plan specifies that physical activity will be a health priority across the state when state policies, legislation, and funding are directed towards physical activity initiatives. ...

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2012 San Antonio Sports Fit Family Challenge presented by Superior Health Plan



This video provides an overview of some of the events that took place through the 2012 San Antonio Sports Fit Family Challenge. Individuals who could not normally afford personal trainers or gym memberships were grateful for the opportunity to participate in this ...

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