In case you hadn't heard September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month! That means that parents, teachers, students, and individuals throughout the country like YOU have a special opportunity to take part in a national movement to stand for the health of children. Latino children are especially at risk for becoming overweight or obese so our aim at Salud America! is to equip concerned individuals with the resources they need to reverse the trend. Because obesity affects health in numerous ways (both during and beyond childhood) the American Heart Association (AHA) has created a month long campaign to help you raise awareness of the issue in your own community! The AHA's month long Life is Why Family Health Challenge™ campaign will give you the opportunity to share ...
Open enrollment for Obamacare opens soon. According to data from the CDC 30.4 percent of Latinos under 65 years old lack health insurance. Signing up during the enrollment period ensures you and your family members are protected in 2016. Here are some key dates to keep in mind: November 1, 2015 Open enrollment starts-first day you can enroll in a 2016 Marketplace plan December 31, 2015 Health insurance coverage ends for 2015 January 1, 2016 First date 2016 coverage can start January 31, 2016 2016 open enrollment ends For more information visit ...
Actualmente en los Estados Unidos 220,000 Hispanos viven con VIH y si las tendencias actuales continúan se estima que 1 de cada 36 hombres latinos y 1 de cada 106 mujeres latinas será diagnosticada con VIH durante su vida. Los jóvenes entre 13-24 años están aun a un más alto riesgo. Este grupo represento el 26 por ciento de nuevas infecciones de VIH en el país. Entre los jóvenes homosexuales y bisexuales el número de nuevas infecciones por VIH incremento en un 22 por ciento. Una encuesta del 2013 encontró que el 34 por ciento de estudiantes de preparatoria quienes reportaron actividad sexual tres meses antes de la encuesta encontró que el 41 por ciento no uso condón. Para reducir el nuero de nuevas infecciones de VIH en la comunidad latina el Centro de prevencion ...
What’s the most common sexually transmitted infection? What can cause genital warts or cervical, penis, and anus cancer? What can be prevented with a simple vaccine? Answer: HPV (the human papillomavirus). That’s why a new program is educating people about HPV and helping them make and remember HPV vaccination appointments for girls and boys ages 11-17 in South Texas. The program, called Entre Familia, uses promotoras—trained community health workers—to deliver education and services, led by researchers at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio in partnership with Nuestra Clínica del Valle in South Texas and the Colonias Program at Texas A&M University. “Entre Familia raises awareness about the ...
In 2006, Benton County held a soccer themed health promotion event to engage Latino men in health care and health screenings. Due to language and transportation barriers; documentation and insurance status; complex and confusing documents and processes; and fear of using government services, Latinos, particularly Latino men, typically don't access health care services or participate in health screenings and are burdened by adverse health outcomes. Linn (8.2% Latino) and Benton (7.0%) counties organized the "Campeones de Salud!" (Champions for Health) event to provide Latino men access to diabetes, vision, dental and hearing screenings while allowing them to have fun playing soccer. This annual event has grown from 200 people in 2006 to over 2000 people in 2015 and reaches the ...
When it comes to retirement surveys Latinos often fail. Planning for retirement is not an easy task, but 54 percent of Latinos said they felt “not very” or “not at all” prepared, compared to 48 percent of Whites, according to an ING survey. The study also found that a hefty 57 percent of Latinos have never calculated how much money they will need to maintain their current living standards during retirement and 70 percent do not have a retirement plan. Experts recommend to start saving as early as possible—even if you’re past your 40s. What else should you do? See the top 10 easy ways to start saving for retirement and learn more about the Saving Matters campaign by the U.S. Department of ...
Ser madre primeriza no es nada fácil pero tampoco lo es ser padre primerizo. ¿ Como se cambia un pañal? ¿ Cuál es la forma correcta de cargar a un bebe? Son algunas de las preguntas que quizás estén pasando por tu mente. Ningún padre nació sabiendo cómo ser el mejor papa del mundo, pero aquí te damas una ayudadita con este manual creado por El departamento de salud de Texas. i Estúdialo y práctica lo aprendido para que cuando nazca tu bebe ya seas todo un experto ...
In 2012, the Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs were updated requiring schools to (1) increase fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fatfree and low-fat milk; (2) reduce the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat: (3) and meet calorie requirements. According to the CDC School Health Policies and Practices Study: Almost all schools offered whole grains each day for breakfast (97.2%) and lunch (94.4%).
Most schools offered two or more vegetables (79.4%, up from 61.7% in 2000) and two or more fruits (78.0%, up from 68.1% in 2000) each day for lunch.
Nearly one-third (30.5%) of schools offered self-serve salad bars.
More than half of schools that prepared their meals at the school used fresh or frozen vegetables instead of ...
Did you know breastfeeding for A year can reduce obesity by 47% in Latino kids? However, Latina moms are more likely to stop breastfeeding after one month and supplement with formula, thus benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, which can also help intestinal immune-system development, studies show. That's why, for Breastfeeding Awareness Month (August), the “Making Awesome Changes” TV series, which partners KSAT-TV and Salud America! to feature people and groups who are pushing for healthy changes, talked with health advocates like Dr. Alice Gong of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio to urge Latina moms to start and continue to breastfeed. "We have gotten away from having aunts and grandmas and sisters that know about breastfeeding, so if you can't do it, you need to ...
