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Join a Genetic Screening Clinical Trial to Help Identify Your Tumor Risk!
While some cancers develop through unhealthy habits like smoking, others happen through genetics. Clinical trials with volunteers who have a family history of cancer can help researchers learn how to better slow, manage, and/or treat ...
9 Holiday Actions for Health Equity
Volunteering for Christmas and New Year’s helps other people. It gives the volunteer a nice emotional boost, too. So ...
What Latinos Should Know About the Omicron Variant
A new strain of the COVID-19 virus is spreading, and the Omicron variant has already reached North America, experts ...
Latinos Experience Major Health Inequities in Most U.S. States
We know Latinos and other racial/ethnic minorities experience health, social, and environmental inequities that increase ...
Volunteer for a Clinical Trial for Your Familia!
Cancer and Alzheimer’s hurt many of our abuelos, moms, dads, and others we love. Clinical trials help us fight for our ...
Exploring the Severe Burden of Stomach Cancer among Latinos
Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, disproportionately impacts Latinos. In fact, U.S. Latino men and women are ...
Child Tax Credits a Huge Boost for Many, But Not All, Latino Families
The expanded child tax credits are working to help families make ends meet and experience less stress, a new survey ...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.
Research
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.
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
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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Dr. Benjamín Aceves: What Éxito! Means to Me
Dr. Benjamín Aceves wasn’t sure if he wanted to pursue a PhD. He was hesitant about the ...
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The $21 Billion Burden of Cancer Care for U.S. Patients
The patient economic burden for cancer in the U.S. was $21.09 billion, according to the Annual ...
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Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products Can Help Youths Quit Smoking
This week is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. This observance emphasizes the ...
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