Al rededor del 26 por ciento de los latinos y el 24 por ciento de afro-americanos viven en “pobreza extrema,” el cual significa que tienen dificultades en poder pagar por necesidades básicas, aun así con ayuda de programas gubernamentales, de acuerdo a un nuevo estudio. El reporte del US Department of Health and Human Services , HHS por sus siglas en inglés, define pobreza extrema al nivel de la mitad del nivel de pobreza federal—menos de $6,000 para un adulto o $7,600 para un adulto con dependientes. Según el reporte: Una familia en pobreza extrema gasta $3,000-$6,000 más en necesidades que sus ingresos permiten.
Individuos en pobreza extrema tienden a estar menos saludables que aquellos con ingresos mayores por lo cual requieren de mayor atención médica. “ ...
How can American Latino's combat obesity (77%) when the majority of food consumed is high in fat, sodium and sugar? One way to help improve diet, is for consumers to have a higher demand for healthier options in restaurants. Some restaurants are already stepping up on changing menus, and notifying consumers of healthier options, as well as offering kids menus with a healthy variety. Seven restaurants in Omaha, Nebraska are being recognized in a recent article, for offering healthier menu options. The University of Nebraska, will recognize the restaurants that participated in the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition survey that measured the use of “best practices” for a healthy dining environment. Some of the highlights of these restaurants were their use of healthier options in ...
Amy's a organic chain of frozen foods and canned soups is now trying out the fast food scene. Working on captivating the demand for organic and natural convenient foods, the company has opened up a local fast food chain with a garden rooftop and hopes to expand the chain to other areas in the sunny state. Serving organic and vegetarian options like margarita pizza, and veggie burgers, the chain hopes to give consumers healthier options. Many Latinos in California live in food desserts, where fast food is usually the only option. Having restaurants or fast food options that offer healthier options may help Latino families who have limited options make healthier choices. Increasing demand of healthier foods is changing the way large food companies market to consumers. To ...
Diabetics are more susceptible to oral infections such as gingivitis and periodontitis than those that don’t suffer from diabetes, Univision Salud reports. Lower flow of saliva among diabetics causes burning sensations in the mouth skyrocketing the incidence of cavities and other infections. And those “who don’t control their sugar levels tend to have more oral health problems, particularly dental gum retractions.” Gingivitis and periodontitis are the most common oral health problems among diabetics, but more serious ones such as Thrush (candidiasis) it's also common. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) recommends: Control glucose levels in the blood
Brush your teeth and use dental floss every day
Visit your dentist ...
Texas Rising Star is a quality-based rating system of child care providers participating in Texas Workforce Commission-subsidized child care. Texas Rising Star members are reimbursed for voluntarily exceeding the Minimum Standards for Child Care licensing. Benefits include: enhanced reimbursement rates, materials and equipment, Child Development college course scholarships, Child Development conference scholarships, CDA assessment fees paid, free child development consultant, and free staff training. As of February 2015, guidelines for rating Texas Rising Star members include nutrition and indoor and outdoor activities. Latino children have few options for physical activity during the school day. Financial incentives are an important tool to promote the creation or ...
What so great about beans? Grad student Kelly Atterberry and mentor Carol Miles have the answer in their new bean-based garden and nutrition curriculum for K-12 students in Washington. By encouraging kids to learn to garden and try nutritious pulse crops (beans, lentils, peas, etc.), they hope the curriculum can help combat obesity and diet-related health problems among children.
Why Beans?
Kelly Atterberry originally wanted to go nursing school. Then she learned about agriculture and growing healthy food while working on a farm and again later while working in the Agriculture Research Station at Washington State University (WSU) in Mount Vernon, Wash. (33.7 % Latino). So she switched her career course. As a grad student at WSU, she studied agriculture, which united her ...
The phrase "move more, sit less" is gaining popularity across community sectors that are not traditionally associated with public health, although they should be. Teachers, for example, understand that a sitting kid is not necessarily a focus kid, and they are beginning to appreciate that an active body is an active mind. Additionally, architects understand that most Americans spend about 90% of their day indoors and they are beginning to appreciate how influential the indoor built environment is on health behavior. Matt Trowbridge, an associate professor at the University of Virginia said, "The environments in which we live affect not just our behaviors, but our lifelong attitudes about things like healthy eating and active lifestyles," he says. Buckingham school district (39% ...
Every year San Antonio's Siclovia, put on by the YMCA helps turn major city streets into safe spaces for active exercise and play for the community. This years event on September 27th, 2015, will again encourage families to run, ride bikes, and enjoy free exercise classes in the streets, but one thing will be different, families will enjoy free water too. San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will be providing a healthy alternative to sugary beverages, with a 5,000-gallon water truck, encouraging families in attendance to drink up and stay fit. Also attending will be San Antonio's Healthy Beverage coalition, encouraging people to drink more water, and educate them with their Sugar-Packed campaign. Combining fitness, water consumption and education on sugary-drinks, is a healthy ...
Yoga and regular gym workouts are both equally effective according to a new study, Ivanhoe reports. The study led by Dr. Daniel Hughes,an exercise researcher at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday), surprised all participants who expected one of the workouts to emerge as more effective. “I think I was expecting that one would be stronger than the other, and probably thinking that yoga would be the end all be all,” Michelle Hart, a study participant, told Ivanhoe. For the study, one group was asked to do yoga, a second group to do regular gym workouts, and a third group to just stay active. During the study, all participants exercised three hours a week and lost the same amount of body fat, ...
