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Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez Gets APHA’s 2025 Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, leader of Salud America! and cancer health researcher at the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, will receive the 2025 Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health from the American ...
Gregory Aune: The Gear Up Against Kids Cancer Bike Ride
Gregory Aune was 16 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Aune spent a year enduring grueling treatment, ...
WATCH: Derek Rodriguez Turns Cancer Survivorship into a Career in Research
For Dr. Derek Rodriguez, helping survivors is more than part of the job. It’s a calling that began when he was ...
Why Should Latinos Care About Health Literacy?
The month of October is Health Literacy Month, making it a great time to explore equitable health resources for Latinos and ...
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez: Stay Up-to-Date on Vaccinations, Treatments
For seniors and other immunocompromised individuals, the best way to protect against severe effects from COVID-19 is to stay ...
5 Essential Resources for Maintaining a Gluten-Free Diet
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and related grains. It gives dough its stretch and helps baked goods ...
Survey: 1 in 6 Parents Decline Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
Since their introduction in the early 1900s, vaccines have helped eradicate diseases. For this reason, vaccines play a ...Browse our articles
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Salud America! is daily curating information on healthy changes via toolkits, data, webinars and other educational materials to support you in creating healthy changes in your area.
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Get the latest stories, research, and news on different aspects of health among Latinos and all people, including obesity, cancer, and the non-medical drivers of health.
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Salud America! focuses on topics of potential change to promote healthy changes for Latino and all families. Each topic has a scientific research review and bilingual issue brief, video, and infographics.
Salud Heroes
They are people like you—children, parents, teachers, health workers—who learn of childhood obesity, get an idea to do something about it, mobilize support, and drive policy and system changes in schools and communities.
Resources
These curated resources are great nuts-and-bolts guides to healthy changes, as well as helpful content and data that can help you build a case for a decision-maker.
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Watch Now: A Call for Cancer Screening and Prevention
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Prevent Cancer Foundation hosted an Instagram Live on ...
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More Screen Time Linked to Higher Risk for Heart Disease in Children
There’s a lot of good that’s come out of the digital age, including telehealth, which allows ...
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National Latino Physician Day: Let’s Improve Health for All!
Latinos continue to be a growing population in the US. However, at 19.5% of the population, ...
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