Healthy kids need to move it, move it. That’s that focus of six new #SaludHeroes who helped give Latino kids more physical activity. Watch them all and vote for your favorite play-promoting #SaludHeroes by Jan. 27, 2015, and be entered in a random drawing to win a free T-shirt and jump rope from Salud America!, a Latino childhood obesity research network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. The six #SaludHeroes are: Mud Run for Kids. Elementary teachers Fred Bailon and John Soto started mud runs for students to help fight obesity in San Antonio, Texas, which is mostly Latino.
Taking a “Brain Break” in Class. A principal launched brain breaks and new physical ...
Watch the video to see how CHALK'S efforts are inspiring a culture of health among Latinos in upper Manhattan. Latino kids and families of a primarily a Dominican and Mexican community in Washington Heights (northern Manhattan), are living a healthier lifestyle thanks to help from the Choosing Healthy & Active Lifestyles for Kids (CHALK) initiative. The CHALK initiative is a collaborative between the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Columbia University Medical Center, and a taskforce of several community affiliates, that was started in 2008. In 2012, the program was adopted as a permanent program of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. As part of the program, local bodegas, pharmacies, schools, restaurants and community fitness centers, provide the community with ...
About 1 of 5 cancer survivors—especially Latinos and black survivors—reported having problems paying bills long after the end of treatment, according to a new study, HealthDay reports. The study, which examined 1,514 survivors' responses to an American Cancer Society survey, also found that many survivors have unresolved physical and mental health issues long after treatment. One-third of survivors reported physical problems. Many respondents also "expressed anxiety about the possible return of their cancer" and feel they had lost "personal control." “Overall, we found that cancer survivors are often caught off guard by the lingering problems they experience after cancer treatment," said Mary Ann Burg, study author and social work professor at the University of Central Florida ...
Latino kids drink more sugary drinks than their white peers, but campaigns promoting water over sugary drinks can help change this. One of the most recognizable nutrition campaigns across the country is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate graphic, which shows the recommended servings of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy. But what about encouraging water consumption? A group of scientists have come together to petition the USDA to add a circle for water on the MyPlate graphic. "Consumption of sugary beverages is the leading contributor to added sugar in the American diet," says Christina Hecht, senior policy adviser at the UC Nutrition Policy Institute and one of the water advocates, in a NPR article. "If people could make that one change to drink water to ...
Families and children in Ohio are one step closer to having increased access to school playgrounds during non-school hours, thanks to legislation recently passed by Ohio lawmakers. According to a blog from the American Heart Association (AHA), legislators enacted this bill on December 17, 2014. The bill will become law 90 days after it's signed by state Governor John R. Kasich. The bill which was supported by State Rep. Gerald Stebelton (R-Lancaster) helps clarify concerns around liability. Often such issues can keep school districts from allowing facilities to be shared with the public during after school hours. “The ability for schools to open up their doors to the community will help maximize community involvement and hopefully begin to support activities that lead to ...
How can you get involved with helping to promote more physical activity both during and after school hours? Check out the Action for Healthy Kids webinar for ideas! The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday January 14, 2014 and 3:00 pm - 4:15 ET. Parents will learn about creative ways and resources for promoting and supporting more movement both in the classroom and beyond. Examples of topics that will be discussed include: o More effective recess
o Fitness breaks at school
o Before and after school activities
o Walking and biking to school
o Physical activity for middle and high school students Click here to register for the webinar. Learn more about the need for more physical activity in Latino communities and about the prevention of Latino ...
Mexicans are guzzling fewer sugary drinks since a national sugary drink tax took effect one year ago, and U.S. health proponents say they hope this can help sway local voters to adopt similar measures, the International Business Times reports. Studies indicate raising the price of sugary drinks can reduce consumption and potentially lower obesity and health risks. U.S. Latino kids consume an above-average amount of sugary drinks (soft drinks, sports drinks, fruit-flavored drinks, and flavored milk), which contributes to increased rates of obesity, diabetes, and other health issues that disproportionately affect the Latino community. Mexico's sugary drink tax, a reaction to the country's large sugary drink intake (3.6 million cans of soda each day) and high diabetes rates ...
A health system in Oregon is the latest organization to kick-off 2015 sugary drink-free. Providence Health & Services will no longer sell or stock sugary drinks in Oregon hospitals and business offices as part of their healthy dining initiative. During the next two months, the drinks will be phased out at all eight of Providence's Oregon hospitals, clinics, and businesses offices, said Sandy Miller, the organization's director of Health and Nutrition, in a news article. The new healthier drink options include fruit-infused water, bottled water, seltzer water, sugar-free or diet drinks, milk, and 100-percent fruit and vegetable juices. According to Miller, regular soda will still be available by patient request in care areas and visitors can still bring their own beverages. ...
Did you know only a small percentage of U.S. Latinos are blood donors? Experts say Latinos have an extremely important blood type. But Latinos hesitate to give blood due to weight gain, age, diabetes, fear of infection. Are these worries warranted or just plain myths? For January's National Blood Donor Month, it’s time to get the facts about Latino blood donors and learn how you can be a hero for someone in need, especially during winter, a typically down time for donations due to holidays, bad weather, and illness. Join us to get the truth about donating blood as well as learn why Latinos specifically need to donate at the next #SaludTues Tweetchat. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Latinos Blood Donors: Get the Facts”
DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015
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