With over 10 million children attending afterschool programming, afterschool care providers can play an important role when it comes to expanding healthy eating and active living opportunities for children. An October 2014 report produced by the Afterschool Alliance highlights the latest research on how parents feel about the quality of afterschool care their children receive. For the survey, 13,709 households with children, throughout the U.S., answered an in-depth on-line survey. Key findings from report include: 80% of parents believed that afterschool programs should help children be active (82% of African American and Latino parents believed programs should help children be active)
70% of parents believed that afterschool programs should provide children with healthy ...
Latinos have a unique struggle with their eye health. They have among the highest rates of overall visual impairment, and they run a high risk of glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and blindness. Let’s use #SaludTues on March 24, 2015, to tweet information and resources Latinos need to help prevent, reduce their risk, or manage eye health problems: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: "Why Latinos Should Keep an Eye on Vision Health"
DATE: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: National Eye Health Education Program (@NEHEP), Bascom Palmer Eye Center at the University of Miami (@BascomPalmerEye), and the U.S. Office of Minority Health (@MinorityHealth) We’ll open the floor to your ...
Latinos are underrepresented in genetic studies, but did you know just how underrepresented they are? Whites make up 96% of participants in genome-wide association studies and next-generation genome sequencing, which make it harder for scientists to develop personalized therapies specifically for Latinos and other minority groups. A new report, Genes, Culture, and Medicines: Bridging Gaps in Treatment for Hispanic Americans from the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, offers three main recommendations in response to this lack of diversity in genetic studies: Improve the Science. Fully implement federal research guidelines for inclusion of underrepresented groups in all study and grant applications, including pilot studies, and encourage non-federal granting bodies to do the ...
Children and residents living in the South Bronx, are hoping to see some long needed improvements brought to St. Mary's Park.
Thanks to a $1.5 million commitment backed by city council member Melissa Mark-Viverito, the park's playground will hopefully soon see improvements.
“If you are a child growing up in a community where everything around you is in disarray, with trash and broken things, it sends a message that you don’t count,” said Deborah Marton, executive director of the New York Restoration Project, in a New York Times article. “If you walk through a well-maintained open space, even in a low-income community, you feel like your city is investing in you.”
According to the New York Times, although mayor Bill de Blasio recently launched a city-wide Community Parks ...
Working families led by blacks and Latinos are twice as likely as those headed by whites and Asians to be poor or low-income, according to a new report by the Working Families Project, the Washington Post reports. Less than 1 in 4 white working families earned less than 200 percent of the poverty level, which is $40,180 for a family of three, in 2013. More than 1 in 2 Latino families earned less. What's the reason? The report authors cited differences in jobs, wages (Hispanics tended to have low-paying jobs), education, family structure and benefits:
Also, more than half of low-income Hispanic families had at least one parent who did not complete high school. By contrast, just 16 percent of white workers were high school dropouts. Still, educational differences explain ...
One Texas legislator hopes to encourage healthy eating and physical activity among students enrolled in after school programming, through the creation of a statewide distinguished afterschool recognition program (DASH). Legislation for the program was first introduced by Texas state representative Carol Alvarado in February 2015. If created the proposed program would recognize before and after school care providers with recognition for going the extra mile to ensure that all children are provided with healthy opportunities during the out-of-school setting. After school care providers would be eligible to apply for yearly recognition if they provide: staff member training on the importance of modeling healthy eating and physical activity;
regular & ongoing nutrition ...
Latinos use digital media more than any other ethnic group, surveys show. Voto Latino, an organization that empowers Latino millennials to promote positive change, is challenging young Latinos to put their digital media expertise to work. The Voto Latino Innovators Challenge was created to get Latino millennials thinking about technology both as an innovative change agent and as a potential career. To be entered into the Challenge, projects must use a tech tool to address a need in the Latino community. In early March 2015, Voto Latino announced this year's winners who took tech-savvy creativity to new heights. Winning projects include: A program that uses technology to improve health for migrant farmworkers in rural Virginia
A mobile app that aims to help ...
Legislators in Florida are hoping to encourage grocery stores to offer healthy food items in areas where few exist by offering tax credits. Two bills have been introduced at the State level that would provide tax credits to qualified businesses that offer healthy food. The Senate version of the bill proposes a credit be equal to 20 percent of a business's annual sales. It would apply to new or existing businesses, including convenience stores. On March 2, the Senate bill won unanimous support in its first stop before the Agriculture Committee. No votes have taken place with the House bill, but it is currently before the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee. Read more about the healthy food access legislation ...
With over 10 million children attending afterschool programming, afterschool care providers can play an important role when it comes to expanding healthy eating and active living opportunities for children. An October 2014 report produced by the Afterschool Alliance highlights the latest research on how parents feel about the quality of afterschool care their children receive. For the survey, 13,709 households with children, throughout the U.S., answered an in-depth on-line survey. Key findings from report include: 80% of parents believed that afterschool programs should help children be active (82% of African American and Latino parents believed programs should help children be active)
70% of parents believed that afterschool programs should provide children with healthy ...
