"Rethink Your Drink" began as a educational campaign captained by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Many communities across the country have used the campaign to educate folks on how sugary drinks affect your body and to identify healthy, tasty alternatives to high-calorie sugar-sweetened beverages. Currently, Riverside County, California is bringing medical professionals, schools, policy makers, and community groups together to fight sugary drinks through the "Rethink Your Drink" campaign. With the prevalence of childhood obesity in Riverside County at 38.2 percent (higher than California’s 38 percent) and, with scientific evidence that links consumption of sugary beverages with weight gain as being stronger than any other food category, the campaign has been ...
Hispanics are less likely to be covered by health insurance in every state in the union, according to new figures released late last week by the Census Bureau, the Washington Post reports. Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the country, with about one in four people having no coverage at all. Two South Texas counties have among the highest rates of people without health insurance in the nation—Hidalgo County has the highest rate among urban counties at 38.9% and Maverick County has the highest rate among medium-sized counties at 35.1%—with working Hispanic men in South Texas the most likely to not have coverage, Insurance Journal reports. The Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates are a statistical analysis of the American Community Survey data and ...
A new resource for folks in far west Texas and southern New Mexico connects communities with information, programs, and each other. The Healthy Paso del Norte website is intended to help community members and policy makers learn about the health of the region. It provides local health data, resources, best practices, news articles and information about community events. Read more about the launch of the website! If you live in any of the cities in the area, check out the website and decide how you can make the Paso del Norte region a healthier place for ...
Find the latest advances in Latino health—from cancer survivorship to obesity prevention—in IHPR Noticias, the newsletter from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday. IHPR Noticias has these stories and more: Studies: Three Survivors Find Hermandad (Pg 1)
Profile: From Sundae Sunday to Public Health...The Story of the IHPR's Shannon Baldwin (Pg 2)
Story: Research Highlights Ways to Prevent Latino Childhood Obesity (Pg 3)
Story: Employees Take Healthy Eating, Exercise Challenges (Pg 4)
Story and Video: San Antonio Reports Significant Drop in Obesity Rates (Pg 6)
Story: Latino Teens Have Low Vaccine Rates (Pg 7)
Story: Hispanic High School Grads Pass Whites in Rate ...
Check out a new video in English or Spanish on the effect of food portion size on health. The videos showcase nutritionists from the Saludable Omaha ...
The obesity epidemic poses a growing burden across the U.S., and low-income Latinos lacking insurance coverage are especially hard hit by the cost and disabilities from obesity-related type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Latino communities are fighting back by improving opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. The second Web Forum in the series Weight of the Latino Nation, set for 1 p.m. CST Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, will highlight the latest research on the obesity epidemic and the factors impacting Latino communities. Presenters include Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of Salud America! and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday. Salud America! recently released several research ...
After-school sports are a great way to for kids to be active, build confidence, and make new friends. However, many parents bring junk food for snacks after the game and between innings, sending mixed messages about health to the kids. If you want to take a stand against unhealthy snacks at your kids' sports games, but don't know how to get other parents on board, consider this Soccer Snacktivism Handbook courtesy of Real Mom Nutrition. In it you'll find a sample letter to other team parents, answers to frequently asked questions about healthy snacks, and a slideshow. Who knows? Maybe your voice was just the right nudge other parents needed to kick out the ...
Folks who use food stamps (SNAP) to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers' markets in South Carolina might soon see their purchases double. During state budget negotiations, the Senate Finance Committee decided to include a provision committing $1.9 million to a program that doubles the first $5 of food stamp benefits when they are used to buy fresh produce at farmers markets. In other words, get $10 worth of veggies for $5.
The double dollars program, which has already been approved in a handful of states, has to get the O.K. from the federal government since it deals with a federal program, SNAP. Read more about the provision's progress!
Update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking South Carolina for input on what food items would be ...
Kick the Can is your one stop shop for all things related to sugary drinks. Whether you want to learn more about how soda affects your body or discover which cities and states are taking action to limit access to sugar-sweetened beverages, Kick the Can is here to help. Kick the Can is a project of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that raises awareness about critical public health issues and mobilizes communities to promote the establishment of effective state and local health ...
