A House bill aimed at increasing daily physical activity among elementary school students was introduced to the Maryland legislature, Feb. 4, 2015. If enacted, elementary school students would receive a total of 150 minutes per week of physical activity, with a minimum of 90 minutes devoted to physical education (PE). According to the bill, the remaining minutes should consist of "developmentally appropriate moderate-to-vigorous," activities such as recess. Additionally, the bill would require that all public elementary schools develop a physical activity leadership team who would oversee the planning of activities that would increase the quality and quantity of physical activity.The state board would be responsible for adopting regulations that would facilitate the implementation ...
Apply now for a career development scholarship from a Texas-based regional health disparities research program. The program, called GMaP Region 4, under the direction of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is seeking applicants for its Early Career Cancer Health Disparities Researcher Scholarship Award. The award supports career development in cancer health disparities research by paying for conference (i.e., registration, travel, lodging, etc.), workshop, journal/publication fees, and other expenses. Recipients will be able to use the award for events between May 1 and July 15, 2015. Applications are due March 31, 2015. GMaP Region 4 is one of six regional GMaPs (or Transdisciplinary Geographic ...
Apply now by the new deadline, March 22, 2015, for the 2015 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Éxito!, a program funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday), will select 20 master’s-level students and health professionals from across the nation to attend a five-day summer institute June 2015, in San Antonio, offering research information, tools, tips, role models and motivation to encourage participants to pursue a doctoral degree and a career studying Latino cancer. Master’s-degree students or master’s-trained health professionals are encouraged to apply. Since launching in 2011, Éxito! has had 78 participants. Nearly ...
The United States is expected to become a "majority-minority" by 2044, when no racial/ethnic group comprises more than half of the nation's residents, according to new Census data. Currently, whites comprise about 63% of the population. By 2060, that percentage will reduce to 44%, while other minority groups continue to rise in number. Latinos are expected to rise from 17.4% now to 28.6% in 2060. Blacks will rise from 13.2% to 14.3% and Asians 5.4% to 9.3% in the same span. Children are expected to reach "majority-minority" status even sooner in 2020. These numbers are shifting due to decreasing fertility among non-Latino whites, and increases in immigration, according to a Medical Daily report: "The New York Times reported that 2013 marked the first year in U.S. ...
You're invited to a Redes En Acción webinar at 11 a.m. CST Tuesday (3/10/15) to explore racial/ethnic differences in treatment decision-making among women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Having DCIS can increase risk of developing more invasive, life-threatening breast cancer. The webinar will describe findings from a study that compares Latinas and non-Latina White women with DCIS and their trajectories from treatment decisions to follow-up, including satisfaction with their decisions and quality of life after diagnosis and treatment. The webinar will feature study investigator Dr. Celia Kaplan (pictured), a Redes investigator and professor in residence in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San ...
Alexander Castillo was looking to make some healthy changes in his own life when he came to the realization that his school lacked tasty, nutritious lunch options. Why couldn’t his school have a salad bar? After joining the Mayor’s Fitness Council Student Ambassador program, developing a plan with his mentor, and reaching out to his district’s food services department, Alexander was able to secure a salad bar for his high school. The new salad bar led to an increase in salad purchases and a new outlook on eating fresh fruit and vegetables at his school.
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Awareness: Alexander Castillo, a student at Southwest Academy (a non-traditional alternative high school in the mostly Latino city of San Antonio, Texas) set a goal to pursue his passion for wrestling in 2014. He ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Alexandra Conde Toro
Santa Rosa Bay, Puerto Rico Alexandra Conde Toro has a heart for hearing and understanding people’s stories—characteristics she developed in her native Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a culture infused with the joy and encouragement of families, folk music, and stories. Conde Toro uses her passion for her community to address health problems they suffer. Conde Toto, who has a bachelor’s degree in human biology from The University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Campus, is currently pursuing a master’s degree in research and evaluation of health systems at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus. She ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Angela Gutierrez
Baldwin Park, Calif. Angela Gutierrez learned from her father to turn every barrier into an opportunity, and to acquire knowledge to improve her native community in Baldwin Park, Calif. Inspired by his words—“If we do not have the knowledge, how can we change?”—Gutierrez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and public health policy from the University of California, Irvine, and a master’s degree in public health from CSU Fullerton. She now is a research assistant for the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Center and teaches in the CSU Fullerton Department of Health Science. Gutierrez seeks to ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Hena Din
San Diego, Calif. Born to Pakistanian parents in San Diego, Hena Din cites her dual Muslim and American heritages as what drives her emotions, spirituality, and her passion for learning. Din has always enjoyed being in school and conducting research. This led to her earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in public health with an emphasis on health promotion and behavioral sciences from the University of California, San Diego. She is currently helping minority students discover health career paths. Driven by her ongoing passion to expand her knowledge through higher education, Din applied for ...
