According to a recent research review, the Safe Routes to School program has been successful in increasing the proportion of students that walk and bike to school. The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) program provides education, encouragement and road improvements to create safe conditions to increase rates of walking and biking. This is particularly important for low-income populations who tend to experience greater rates of obesity and pedestrian injury and tend to live in areas with poor walking conditions. Participating schools were more likely to be in high-density areas. These areas found fewer rates of child pedestrian injuries and increased rates of walking and biking compared to areas that did not participate in SRTS. Additionally, rates of walking and biking increased over ...
Parks are a great way to be active and help combat obesity. July is Park and Recreation Month! You can learn how to get to your nearest park and get on the move with the latest fun park activities. The website shows map where local parks are that may be offering free programming such as: Zumba, concerts, dance classes, concerts, cooking classes, and more! Click here, find the map and get moving to the fun park activities ...
En los próximos cinco años, el 40 por ciento de nuevos hogares será formado por latinos. De acuerdo a Hispanics & Home Ownership: Closing the Gap, un nuevo reporte por el Demand Institute, más de cuatro millones de latinos en Estados Unidos, tiene el sueño de ser propietario de su propio hogar, pero solo 1.5 millones de Hispanos estarán financieramente preparados para tomar ese paso, dejando a 2.5 millones de Hispanos sin perspectivas de poder comprar una casa. Ingresos suficientes al igual, un buen nivel de crédito y buen enganche son varios de los obstáculos que los latinos enfrentan a la hora de comprar una casa. “Los hispanos fueron golpeados muy duro por la crisis financiera y la burbuja inmobiliaria, haciendo que el panorama para muchos de hispanos ...
The first Wednesday in June is National Running Day (or Global Running Day)! This is the perfect day for runners to reaffirm their passion for running and it is also a good day for beginners to begin a life-changing commitment to running. If you haven’t laced your sneakers yet, today might be the perfect day to go out for a stroll or a run. According to experts the benefits of running include: An increase of good cholesterol
A boost of feel-good chemical serotonin levels in the brain
Decrease your risk of developing blood-clots Get active for National Running ...
More than 27,000 people across the nation recently wrote letters to urge Taco Bell to quit pushing sugary drinks and add healthier drink options, like low- or no-fat milk. The letters highlighted Taco Bell’s recent beverage rollout of sugar-filled drinks, like the favorite Manzanita Sol, and subsequent aggressive marketing of these drinks on social media. Letters were collected by Salud America!, an obesity research and communication network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Salud America! leaders delivered 27,748 letters to Taco Bell this week. We will post their response here in coming days. Why is this effort so important? Studies find that Latino kids already drink more sugary drinks each day than their white peers, and have higher rates of ...
How do you get an entire city of people to get up and moving? Build them new trails and places to walk! That’s what happened when Angela Mora and other El Paso city officials teamed with community groups to gather a small budget and launch Move! El Paso Fitness Trails. The initiative created 13 new walking trails for the community, expanding the opportunities for people to walk, get moving, and reduce obesity!
The Struggle to Stay Active in El Paso Angela Mora, deputy director of the El Paso Public Health Department, was well aware of the city’s growing obesity problem. A lack of physical activity opportunities was a big reason for these obesity rates. A few years ago, about 29% of adults in El Paso County were physically inactive, compared to state and national averages ...
When it comes to sugary drinks, we know the research. It puts kids at a higher risk for diet-related disease and tooth decay. Families have a role to play in reducing sugary drink consumption. But so do communities! Join us and our co-hosts on May 19, 2015 and use #SaludTues to tweet about how families can drink healthier at home and ways to encourage healthy drinking in their communities: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to get More Healthy Drinks in Communities”
DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: The Center for Science in the Public Interest (@CSPI), Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (@LCHC_CA) We’ll open the floor to your stories and ...
Following the lead of other large fast-food chains like McDonald's and Wendy's, Dairy Queen has agreed to remove sodas from its listing of kids’ meals on menu boards and replace them with milk and water. According to a letter addressed to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), who had urged Dairy Queen to take such action, Dairy Queen's Franchise Advisory Council voted unanimously to remove soft drinks from kids’ menu. The change will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2015 when new menu board panels arrive at franchise locations. “Dairy Queen deserves credit for being responsive to the concerns of parents, who increasingly want to be able to order off the kids’ menu without having to say ‘no’ to soda,” said CSPI nutrition policy director Margo G. Wootan in ...
Improved technology, like smart phones and tablets, is often blamed for increasing unhealthy, sedentary lifestyles in children. But what if this technology could be used to actually promote healthy living? Learn how a non-profit in Austin, Texas created a free mobile App that connects folks ready to get healthier with countless opportunities right in their backyard.
The Need for Better Health in the Community
Awareness: Chances are most Texans know someone, even kids, with diet-related health conditions. In fact, 42.8% of 4th graders in Texas are overweight or obese. Making healthier lifestyle changes can make a big difference. Fortunately, IT’S TIME TEXAS (ITT) is one of the many organizations across the state working to help people to lead healthier lives and build ...
