In partnership with the Suncor Boys & Girls club, the Colorado Rapids built and opened a soccer mini-pitch in Commerce City, Colorado (46.8% Latino). The grand opening was coordinated with a futsal clinic on September 11th. This project was part of the Major Soccer League partnerships with MLS WORKS, adidas, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and Southern New Hampshire University to build 20 mini-pitches in underserved communities around the country in 2015. Children living underserved Latino communities lack access to physical activity opportunities compared to kids living in white communities. As a result, they are often more obese and experience more adverse health outcomes. In order to reduce obesity and improve Latino kid's access to physical activity opportunities, ...
According to a study published in General Hospital Psychiatry, stigma related to mental illness is especially relevant in the Latino community. According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Office of Minority and National Affairs only one in 11 Latinos with a mental disorder sees a mental health specialist and less than 55 percent of Latino adults with “a major depressive episode receive treatment for depression.” Among Latino youth, the percentage of those who have considered and have attempted suicide is higher than White and Black youth. According to the CDC 18.9 percent of Latino teens have considered it and 11.3 percent have committed suicide. Among women, depression levels are higher (46%) compared to Latino men (19.6%), according to the National Alliance on ...
Since November 1st, 2014, school districts in Broward County (27.5% Latino) have been making healthy changes in regard to what is offered in vending machines and school lunches. Sodas, candy bars and the like are not allowed according to nutrition standards set in place. The new healthier snack items or competitive foods must follow at least one of these rules to be sold: At least 50 percent of grains are whole grains.
The first ingredient must be fruit, vegetables, dairy or protein.
Contain at least ¼ cup of fruit and vegetables.
Contain at least 10 percent of the recommended daily amount of calcium, potassium, vitamin D or fiber. Work is still needing to be done, according to nutrition advocates that criticise the district to still allow fundraising efforts that sell ...
Efforts to reduce health disparities among Latinos received a boost as $23.5 million was awarded for two new studies. Research teams from the University of Alabama and Johns Hopkins University were selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The two studies will compare ways to improve blood pressure and close the health disparities gaps experienced by Latinos. Previous research has rarely targeted these high-risk populations. “Even as health outcomes associated with blood pressure control have improved nationwide, striking disparities remain among racial and ethnic minorities, low-income individuals and rural residents,” said Dr. Romana Hanain-Wynia, Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Addressing Disparities Program. “This suggests ...
USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) announces the Loving Support Award of Excellence program to recognize local WIC agencies that have provided exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support activities. Obesity risk is a grave concern facing WIC agencies because low-income children are at the greatest risk for obesity and are the least likely to breastfeed. In California, 80% of Latina women initiate breastfeeding, but only 29% breastfeed exclusively while in the hospital. Since a major goal of the WIC Program is to improve the nutritional status of infants, WIC mothers are encouraged to breastfeed their infants, and WIC agencies are provided with evidence-based programs and training, such as breastfeeding peer counselors, to support WIC ...
At age 29 Julie La Fuente Louviere was in perfect shape and training for a triathlon in her native Puerto Rico. “I found a knot near my collarbone, which I believed was nothing, but my husband made me get it checked out. The diagnosis was breast cancer.” La Fuente says. After going through chemotherapy and all the side effects related to it, Julie was cancer free. Four years later and while she was pregnant cancer came back. “But the cancer came back, now in my liver and bones. The doctors recommended termination of my pregnancy because they said it would be easier to treat. For me that was not an option.” On Valentine ’s Day in 1998 Julie gave birth to her second daughter and a few days later she found out from her doctors that she only had two months left to live. ...
Massachusetts is known for having some of the country’s oldest fishing communities. Local schools are aware of this fact and now over 30 school districts are providing a new healthy protein to school plates, fresh fish. Gloucester Public School District and a local fishery, Cape Ann Fresh Catch (CAFC), are working together to bring fresh seafood into schools and offer students a healthy local food. This new movement is also helping local fishermen have sustainable businesses, as many fishermen need a way to sell unfamiliar and underutilized fish. But that doesn’t mean the fish does not taste good. School food service staff, help make sure students catch on to these new offerings, by hosting student taste tests and offering promotional materials for the district to use. North ...
Some people may have thought after watching the latest movie, The Martian, that a trip to Mars and growing food on Mars might be possible, but not till many light years from now. The movie is not far from real science. NASA revealed on October 5th in a recent article, that growing plants in space is an actual reality while also announcing a growing partnership with USDA. This partnership, signed by Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden from USDA and Deputy Administrator Dava Newman from NASA, declares that both the organizations are committed to inspiring young minds toward future careers in science, technology, engineering mathematics and agriculture. What is the science behind growing veggies in space? NASA’s plant-growth system, called Veggie, has allowed astronauts to use ...
Loving Support is a USDA initiative to support breastfeeding through WIC staff, community partners, moms, and family and friends. WIC staff Campaign Materials
Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding
Grow and Glow in WIC
Magical Bond of Love
Peer Counseling Community partners Building Breastfeeding-Friendly Communities
Campaign Materials
Partnering with WIC for Breastfeeding Success Moms Resources for Moms: Baby’s First Weeks
Ready, Set, Breastfeed!
Busy Moms
Confidence
Encouragement
You Have Everything Your Baby Needs Family and friends 10 Tips for Dads
Dads Play An Important Role
Grandparents Play An Important Role
Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding
Encouragement Breastfeeding is linked to numerous short- and long-term health benefits ...
