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Anchor It: Protect Kids from Dangerous Furniture Tip-Overs
Sadly, a parent's worst nightmare can happen. One child dies every 11 days on average when a TV or furniture falls onto him or her, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which created the Anchor It! safety ...
Protect Immigrant Health, Behavioral Scientists Advise
As of 2017, the U.S. is home to roughly 44 million immigrants – the largest number of immigrants in the world, according ...
Tell FDA: Require Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages
Many smokers will use tobacco products for years in spite of the known detrimental health impacts. Last week, the FDA ...
Building for Holistic Health: Mental Wellness
Architecture can influence many aspects of health, including body temperature and allergies — even our mental ...
Salud America! Launches Innovations in Transportation Equity Workgroup
Our team at Salud America! of UT Health San Antonio is bringing together a new group of transportation, affordable housing, ...
#SaludTues Tweetchat 8/27: How to ‘Handle With Care’ Students Exposed to Childhood Trauma
60% of U.S. children have been exposed to violence, crime, or abuse. These kids still have to go to class, carrying a ...
Webinar: How to Start ‘Handle With Care’ to Help Students Who Suffer Trauma
You are invited to join a national webinar to find out how you can start a “Handle With Care” program in your town 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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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.
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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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Experts Say Climate Crisis Heat Will Make Many Urban Areas Unlivable
From New England to the Southwest, Americans are sweating through their shirts as cities across the ...
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Bad News: Final Rule on Public Charge Will Hurt Latino Families
In August 2019, The Trump Administration announced its final decision regarding the public charge ...
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Entire County Benefits When Census Tracts Gain Access to Transit
Transit is good for Cleveland’s economy, according to a new study. Researchers at Cleveland ...
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