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Salud Talks Episode 41: Why Are Nurses the Key to Infection Control?
The pandemic revealed long-standing gaps in infection control knowledge and understanding among the frontline healthcare workforce. This is why CDC launched Project Firstline, a training and education collaborative designed to ensure ...
Advancing Health Equity for Latinos Through WIC
By Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Dr. Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, Director, Salud ...
Leonel Rodriguez: Helpful Treatment Through a Cancer Clinical Trial
Leonel Rodriguez got some terrible news in November 2019. Doctors diagnosed Rodriguez, a South Texas resident, with ...
Analyzing the Cancer Moonshot’s Impact on Latinos
Created in 2016 by President Joe Biden, the Cancer Moonshot initiative aims to accelerate the rate of progress against ...
Nina Otero-Warren: A Latina Hero for Women’s Suffrage
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor a Latina who dedicated her life to the advancement of Latinos and other disadvantaged ...
Hispanic Heritage Month—Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation
By Dr. Fátima Coronado CDC, Salud America! Guest Blogger Every year, the United States recognizes National Hispanic ...
Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde: Latina Led Push for Diversity in Nursing
During Hispanic Heritage Month, Salud America! is celebrating Latino trailblazers, historical figures, and inspirational ...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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Salud Talks Episode 40: Screeners, Navigators, and Promotoras – The Unsung Heroes of Infection Control
The pandemic revealed long-standing gaps in infection control knowledge and understanding among the ...
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Franklin Chang Diaz: The First Latino in Space
In childhood, many of us gazed into the night sky to glimpse a shooting star and make a ...
Salud Heroes
Hispanic Heritage Month: Honoring Latina “Rosies” of World War II
It’s that time of year again! Join us as we recognize the historic achievements of Latinos in ...
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