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#SaludTues Tweetchat 1/28: Elevating Plant-Based Food Systems
What we choose to eat affects everything. However, our current food system is unhealthy and unsustainable, leaving us with options that pollute our air and water, consume large amounts of energy, and contribute to chronic disease and ...
Hilmaris Centeno Girona: Brewing Up a Passion for Coffee (and Latino Health)
Coffee is life for Hilmaris Centeno Girona. For many families in Puerto Rico, coffee is a childhood staple, and Centeno ...
Corina Zamora: Using Storytelling to Solve Problems, Boost Health
Corina Zamora grew up playing bingo and telling stories with her family in South Texas. Storytelling even helped in ...
How to Get 27 Million Americans More Physically Active by 2027
Physical activity, like walking, is one of the best ways a person can improve their health and quality of life, while ...
Dr. Amelie Ramirez Named to Women in Cancer Research Council
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio and a leading health disparities researcher, has ...
Salud Talks Podcast Episode 16: “Trauma-Aware Schools, Part 1: Lack Thereof”
Schools throughout the U.S. are failing their students due to harsh, black-and-white discipline practices. That's why ...
#SaludTues Tweetchat 1/21/2020: Engaging Latinos in Clinical Trials
Did you know that Latinos comprise less than 7.6% of clinical trial participants? This means that researchers have less ...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.
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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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James Rojas: How Latino Urbanism Is Changing Life in American Neighborhoods
James Rojas loved how his childhood home brought family and neighbors together. The L.A. home ...
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Alexis Smith: Bridging the Gap between Researchers and Latino Communities
Having witnessed how lack of health information harms Latinos’ quality of life, Alexis Smith ...
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Planners, Here’s How to Unlock Health Equity in Your Community
Local planners have the power to help create healthy, fair communities. Unfortunately, common ...
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