Cancer survivors and healthcare providers are invited to explore diet, spirituality, and more at the inaugural Women’s Survivorship Summit from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, with support from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Collaborative, a coalition that includes the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Register here for the summit, which will feature free food, speakers, and cancer resources. Dr. Virginia G. Kaklamani, leader of the breast cancer program at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center at the UT Health Science Center, will talk about the clinical and psychological challenges of being a cancer survivor and how to move ahead. Other experts will cover healing foods ...
June is National Fruit and Vegetable month. Doctors recommend an average of 2 cups a day of veggies, but Latinos on average eat less than the national recommendation. How can we change that? Join us along with USDA-Choose My Plate and FoodCorps to come up with ways we can make vegetables more accessible to Latinos, and how grocery stores and cities can also play a role in that process. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat:
DATE: Tuesday, June 02, 2015
TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM ET)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: @MyPlate @FoodCorps Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter, share your thoughts and ideas. #SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted ...
In the next five years, 40 percent of new households that form will be headed by a Latino. According to Hispanics & Home Ownership: Closing the Gap, a new report by The Demand Institute, more than 4 million Hispanics hope to own a home, but only 1.5 million Hispanics will be financially ready to do so, leaving 2.5 million Latinos without prospects of buying one. Sufficient income and credit as well as a down-payment are among the many obstacles Latinos face in buying a home. “Hispanics were hit especially hard by the financial crisis and housing crash, and the outlook for home ownership is uncertain,” said Louise Keely, president of The Demand Institute. “The home ownership rate among Hispanic households now stands at 44 percent and continues to decline; stagnant ...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Latinas. But now, thanks to “My Cancer Journey Apps,” available in English and Spanish for iPhone and Android, women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer will have a 24/7 companion providing them with answers and information about their illness. “It has always been our objective that everything we do reaches the highest audience possible. Making our apps available also in Spanish is a step forward in achieving that objective,” John Papandrea, CEO and President of Willowglade Technologies said. Patients can personalize the app according to their treatment, their stage and emotional state. The app based on algorithms provides the patient with new content and relevant information during the treatment process. Users can also ...
Dr. J. Emilio Carrillo has spent his career breaking down healthcare barriers for New York residents. Carrillo, a researcher and clinician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, infuses a cultural competency approach in the care of individual patients. Now his approach is being honored. Carrillo will be given the American Medical Association Foundation's 2015 Excellence in Medicine Award-Pride in the Profession on June 5, 2015, in Chicago. The award recognizes physicians who exemplify the medical profession's highest values: commitment to service, community involvement, altruism, leadership and dedication to patient care. Carrillo does just that. His strategy uses a patient-based, cross-cultural approach that helps bridge cultural barriers in the care ...
According to a new report by the American College of Sports Medicine, Washington, DC is the fittest city in the country. The report took into account two broad measures of public health: such as prevalence of diabetes and smoking and the average consumption of fruits and vegetables by city residents. They also looked at the access citizens had to bike lanes, public parks and farmer’s markets. Cities with large Hispanic populations fared badly. Phoenix, with a Latino population of more than 40 percent placed 37th and San Antonio, Texas with a population of more than 50 percent Latino placed 47th. "When you take in huge swaths of metro areas, it can hide huge disparities. These are wonderful wake-up calls for communities at the bottom of the list, but they should not be reason ...
More Latinos (13%) are “smartphone dependent” than whites non-Hispanic (4%) according to a report by the Pew Research Center. And most Latinos use their smartphones to search for health related issues than any other ethnicity in the U.S. The advent of technology and digital media has revolutionized the way we live in the 21st century. Does technology and media have the power to help us lead healthier lives? And what does this advent mean for the Latino community? Join the discussion this coming Tuesday, May 26 as we converse with Open Ideo and Julie Diaz Asper. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat:
DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM ET)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: @OpenIdeo @JulieDiazAsper Be sure to ...
Does your organization promote better health outcomes for Latinos in the U.S. or Latin America? Do you have an amazing idea for new or expanded health services, but lack start-up funds to make it a reality? Raise the funds you need to make a difference in your community by creating a project on HIPGive, the first Latino-focused crowdfunding platform for nonprofits across the Americas. HIPGive is a project of Hispanics in Philanthropy, a non-profit that utilizes philanthropy as a vehicle for promoting social justice and for tackling the challenges facing Latino communities. Starting June 9th, HIPGive, along with Kaiser Permanente and Univision, will be hosting, #HIPGive2Health contest. Nonprofit organizations can fundraise for projects that span the diverse spectrum of ...
"40semanas … ¡y media!” (40 and a half weeks) a new webnovela will follow the lives of a young and modern Hispanic couple through the tribulations of life as they try to conceive their first baby.
The couple’s ob/ gyn will happen to be their neighbor who will offer insightful information on preconception and pregnancy. But, the opinionated, well informed and well intentioned “suegra” will add the right amount of family drama to round up the cast. The novela will be a transmedia experience that will allow viewers to play an active role in the plot. Viewers will be able to comment on the couple’s private journal. Each episode, characters will provide commentary and engage with the audience and share their personal pregnancy stories. Fans will also be able to offer ...
