What will happen to the future environment? How are policymakers, restaurants, and communities impacting food in Latino neighborhoods? Who’s targeting Latino and other kids of color? Do they see more healthy or junk food ads? What steps can we take to see the food environment that promotes health? Use #SaludTues to tweet with us on Dec. 8, 2015, as we unveil the results of a new study that explores the ways we can envision a healthier food environment for Latino neighborhoods and communities. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Envisioning A Healthier Food Environment for Latino Kids
TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m., ET, Dec. 8, 2015
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: Food Corps (@FoodCorps); Voices for Healthy Kids (@Voices4HK) We’ll open the ...
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes #GivingTuesday; an opportunity for people like you and me to celebrate and encourage generosity around the world. This year, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HipGive), a Latino organization whose mission is to strengthen Latino communities by increasing resources for the Latino and Latin American civil sector, is launching #LatinosGive. The aim of this social media campaign is to show the world how Latinos give back to their families, communities, and society. How can you participate? 1. Complete the phrase #LatinosGive on your hand, arm, or a piece of paper.
2. Take a photo or video of yourself.
3. Explain the word(s) chosen either directly on your video or on the caption of your photo.
4. Share it on Facebook, Twitter and/or ...
Rhona S. Applebaum, Coke’s chief scientist is stepping down after revelations that the soft drink giant tried to play down the role of coke products in the spread of obesity, New York Times reports. Data from SaludAmerica shows more than 39 percent of Latino children between the ages 2-19 are overweight or obese in the United States. As part of Coke’s strategy to influence research on the effects of sugary drinks on obesity, Applebaum helped establish a nonprofit group known as the Global Energy Balance Network. “The group’s members were university scientists who encouraged the public to focus on exercise and worry less about how calories from food and beverages contribute to obesity.” According to Coca-Cola the company did offer financial support to the group ...
Latinos account for 21% of people living with HIV and 23% of new HIV diagnoses each year. On World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2015, let’s focus on changing this by using #SaludTues to tweet about innovative campaigns to improve prevention and programs to find solutions to HIV/AIDS in the Latino community. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Latinos and HIV/AIDS: What’s Your Status?”
TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT), Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (@TalkHIV) and Dr. Carlos Del Rio of Emory University (CarlosDelRio7)
SPECIAL GUESTS: Latinos in the Deep South (@LatinoDeepSouth) and YOU! We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we ...
It’s the time of the year when we’re feeling grateful for being healthy, having a loving family and a job, but do you know gratitude can also keep your heart healthy? A study led by Paul Mills, professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine recruited 186 men and women who suffered from heart disease “either through years of sustained high blood pressure or as a result of a heart attack or even an infection of the heart itself.” During the study Prof. Mills asked each participant to fill out a questionnaire to rate how grateful they were for the people, places or things in their lives. “We found that more gratitude in these patients was associated with better mood, better sleep, less fatigue ...
Mas Estado Unidenses fuman menos este año a comparación del 2014, reporta Latin Times. En un reciente estudio por la CDC solo el 15.2% de los adultos fuman de forma regular a comparación de 16.8% en el 2014. “Los latinos (10.4%) fuman menos que los blancos(17.1%) o que afroamericanos (18.1%).” Entre las personas de la segunda edad solamente el 7.5% reporto fumar regularmente. En 2009, los índices de fumadores regulares eran mucho mas altos (20.6%) lo que demuestra que el numero de personas que fuman todos los días ha bajado en los últimos seis ...
Diabetes is one of the major illnesses that greatly impact Latinos the most. It is also one of the more preventable and treatable illnesses. Do you know how important a healthy diet and exercise are to preventing or controlling diabetes? What's the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? How often should you check your glucose levels? Let’s use #SaludTues on Nov. 17, 2015, to tweet about all the need-to-know facts about Latinos and diabetes. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Diabetes and Latinos”
TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT), Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: USA.gov (@USAgov); Diabetes Hands Foundation (@diabetesHF); U.S. FDA (@FDAenEspanol) Together with our partners, we’ll ...
It motivated Andrew Jimenez to pursue a PhD “when it previously wasn’t a thought.” It opened Jasmin Berrios’ eyes to new cancer research fields to study. “It” is the Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Éxito! (English: Success!) recently received a $1.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue to offer its annual five-day summer institute, internships, and other activities from 2015-2020 to empower master’s-level students and health professionals—like Jimenez and Berrios—to pursue a doctoral degree and cancer research careers. Of 101 Éxito! graduates since 2010, more than 30 percent have applied to doctoral ...
Maria Huerta, was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 32 years old. “You cannot imagine how your life can change in the snap of a finger. Well, mine did. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993. At the time I was caring for her I would say to myself, “Oh God, what would I do?” Little did I know I would go through it myself when I was diagnosed a year later at age 32,” Maria says. While she was taking a shower Maria discovered a lump and immediately told her mother and daughter. “At the time I was hurting financially and prayed to God that if it needed immediate attention to please provide the money so I could have it taken care of.” A few days later Maria was surprised by her employer with an envelope with money for her treatment. “I was devastated ...
