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Steady Housing Now a Big Factor in County Health Rankings
Education. Access to medical care. Healthy food and safe places to play. Even housing. All these influence your health. That’s why annually, since 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released its County Health Rankings so ...
#SaludTues Tweetchat 3/26: National Diabetes Alert Day
Latinos are twice as likely as whites to develop and die from diabetes in their lifetime. Diabetes threatens the health ...
4 Ways to Promote Health Equity for Greater San Antonio in 2019
San Antonio is a vibrant, historic, still-growing city (63% Latino). But people here still face uphill health battles. ...
EPA Bans ‘Lethal’ Chemical in Consumer, But Not Commercial, Paint Strippers
For the first time in 30 years, the EPA has updated section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) — moving to ban ...
Talc-Based, Potentially Cancerous Baby Powder Just Lost Johnson & Johnson $29 Million
A lawsuit that claims manufacturing giant Johnson & Johnson’s powder products cause cancer resulted in the company ...
The Eye-Popping Surge of Latino-Serving Colleges, Universities
The number of Latino or Hispanic-serving colleges and universities has risen 98% in the past 10 years, from 264 in 2007 to ...
Disturbing Report Estimates Impact of SNAP Cuts
We already know that nearly a million SNAP participants could be affected by the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to ...Browse our articles
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Salud America! is daily curating toolkits, data, webinars and other educational materials to support you in creating obesity-reducing changes in your area. These curated resources are great nuts-and-bolts guides to change, as well as helpful content and data that can help you build a case for a decision-maker.
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Get the latest stories, research, and news on different aspects of Latino health, including: obesity, health equity, and how to grow a culture of health.
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Salud America! focuses on topics of potential change to promote a healthy environment and weight for Latino kids. Each topic has a scientific research review and bilingual issue brief, video, and infographics.
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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
Salud America! is daily curating toolkits, data, webinars and other educational materials to support you in creating obesity-reducing changes in your area.
These curated resources are great nuts-and-bolts guides to change, as well as helpful content and data that can help you build a case for a decision-maker.
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Tell U.S. Gov’t: Protect SNAP!
The SNAP federal food assistance program is at risk again, and YOU CAN HELP! The Trump ...
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How Big Tech Is Fueling the Affordable Housing Crisis (and Trying to Fix It)
Big Tech helps drive the economy. It also influences where and how people live. In fact, the ...
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10 Strategies to Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Connections to Transit
The Regional Models of Cooperation program hosted a peer exchange workshop to share best practices ...
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