Latino Health in Focus: Yoga vs. Gym Workouts

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Find the latest advances—such as the benefits of yoga for breast cancer survivors—in the Noticias from Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio:

Is Yoga Better than Gym Workouts? Study results, led by the IHPR’s Dr. Daniel Hughes, surprised all participants (Pg. 1).

Lisa Ellis-Veraza’s Revelatory Mission Trip to Guatemala. “I realized that not only having access to health care is needed, but also clear and culturally appropriate education.” (Pg. 2).

Why Don’t Latinas Get Genetic Testing? The answer may lie in their attitudes toward genetic testing (Pg. 3).

Salud America! Gets $1.3M. The national Latino childhood obesity prevention program gets new funds to develop culturally tailored educational content that empowers people toward healthy changes (Pg. 4).

Èxito! Successes. Apply now for Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training, the IHPR’s training program to promote doctoral degrees and Latino cancer research (Pg. 5).

All About HPV and Latinos. IHPR researchers and the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Centers are working to boost HPV vaccination and reduce cervical cancer (Pgs. 6-7).

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IHPR Noticias is a quarterly publication. Email us at ihpr@uthscsa.edu with story ideas.