Miami, a highly Latino populated city (65.6% Latino) is also struggling with obesity for the many immigrant families that live in low-income areas. In fact according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 67.4% of the adult population of the county is overweight or obese. For 23 years, a pediatric mobile health clinic supported by Children's Health fund and Miami Miller School of Medicine has been providing comprehensive medical care to low-income children. The University of Miami Pediatric Mobile clinic is now acknowledging the obesity issues in the low-income migrant population. The mobile clinic will now be providing and testing a new telehealth obesity prevention program. Using technology such as text messaging, health education apps, electronic fitness ...
According to a new report by the CDC more Americans are smoking less this year compared to 2014, Latin Times reports. The CDC’s Health Interview Survey show only 15.2 % of U.S. adults smoke on a regular basis compared to 16.8% in 2014. “Latinos (10.4%) were less likely to smoke than whites (17.1%) and African Americans (18.1%), the data show.” Among young adults 18-44 the smoking rate was 17%, very similar to the rate among middle-aged adults (16.9%). Among senior citizens the rate was even lower only 7.5%. The current rates show a significant drop compared to 2009 when 20.6% of adults were regular ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently unveiled an action plan to address health equity and reduce health disparities in Medicare within four years. The CMS Equity Plan for Improving Quality in Medicare has six steps: Expand the Collection, Reporting, and Analysis of Standardized Data
Evaluate Disparities Impacts and Integrate Equity Solutions Across CMS Programs
Develop and Disseminate Promising Approaches to Reduce Health Disparities
Increase the Ability of the Health Care Workforce to Meet the Needs of Vulnerable Populations
Improve Communication and Language Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency and Persons with Disabilities
Increase Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities “Making sure care is equitable is ...
Now you can be more connected with Latino health issues with a new bilingual live show produced by Salud America!, formerly called SaludToday. #SaludbySandra & #SaludconSandra will air every Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET on Periscope and Twitter. The show is hosted by Professor Sandra San Miguel, Research Instructor at the Institute for Health Promotion Research --the team behind Salud America!. Here’s the schedule of the topics we will cover in the next three weeks: 09/15/2015- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
09/22/2015- Oral Health Habits
09/29/2015- Family Health & Fitness You can catch the show live on Periscope and ...
The League of American Bicyclists recognizes that women, youth and people of color are underrepresented in many bike advocacy efforts; therefore, in 2013, they established the Equity Initiative to engage leaders from traditionally underrepresented groups. The Equity of Access to Bicycle Infrastructure: GIS Methods for Investigating the Equity of Access to Bike Infrastructure (1) explores a case study evaluation of bicycle infrastructure access in Chicago; (2) details the methodology of the construction of a Bicycle Equity Index (BEI), the mapping of the BEI to identify disadvantaged communities, and the mapping and analysis of bicycle facilities to identify access deprived areas; and (3) provides a tutorial regarding the methods previously described. This case study found that ...
People in the rapidly growing, increasingly urban, racially and ethnically diverse American South face dire poverty and health equity issues. In fact, compared to those in other regions, Southerners are more likely to be uninsured, less likely to have access to needed health services, and more likely to experience a number of chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. That’s why health care access and coverage is so vital. A new report, developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, indicates that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created new opportunities to advance health equity in the South, as new coverage options are available, especially in states involved in the ...
How does a busy Latina mom keep her kids healthy and have time for nutritious meals, if she doesn't have a full kitchen to prepare meals? A cookbook for families who only have microwaves is a great resource to help provide easy to make healthy family dinners. The Microwave Chef cookbook, includes recipes from renowned chefs like Rachel Ray, and helps users learn how to make any meal from pancakes to a meatloaf, all only using a microwave. Click here to download The Microwave ...
A new bill in New York City (NYC) is being proposed for a ban against sugary beverages 16 oz or larger for minors. The ban primarily geared for kids, however, would also allow the state Department of health to phrase warning labels on foods and beverages that contain about 40 grams of sugar for all consumers.
Assemblyman Matthew Titone is trying to bring support to the legislation. The local community has recently promoted informational and educational campaigns against sweet drinks, including teens helping to promote #ourvoiceNYC sponsored by the city's health department.
Continued efforts are needed to help Latino kids in urban areas like NYC (28.6% Latino), to discover the truth about what they are consuming. Recent studies show sugary beverages and junk foods are marketed to ...
Transformative Schools Network (TSN) is a group of grassroots organizations and networks working to bring winning policies and resources for local school districts to foster healthy, equitable, safe schools. Centering on 6 policy focuses, TSN hopes to create solutions to help people achieve healthy schools in their community. The 6 policy focuses are: Healthy & Safe Food and Water
Equitable funding and governance
Health services
Safety/Safe Space
Physical activity
Equitable Facilities and school infrastructure Check out their Policy toolkit to help movers and shakers take action step by step. To learn more about TSN and how it can help you change local schools for the better, click ...
