A new website, notmykids.net, offers healthier recipes, tips on how to eat healthier, and ideas about how to help families be more physically active, to promote healthy lifestyle changes and prevent obesity. The site is produced by the California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy ...
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Half of all Hispanic children will develop diabetes, health officials say, KENS-TV reports. In South Texas, where the population is mostly Hispanic, diabetes and obesity are the top biggest threats to health, given their link to certain cancers, heart disease, stroke, and more. South Texas, a 38-county region spanning 45,000 square miles along the Texas-Mexico border and northward up to San Antonio and Bexar County, is home to 18 percent of the state's population. Yet, South Texas residents who are predominantly Hispanics struggle with lower educational levels, less income and less access to health care, setting the stage for disease, according to the South Texas Health Status Review, an examination of health problems in the region by the Institute for Health Promotion Research ...
Read MoreChef and cookbook author Leticia Moreinos Schwartz has teamed up with Merck on the Cuida Tu Diabetes, Cuida Tu Corazón campaign to help Latinos learn how to better manage their diabetes. U.S. Latinos have a 66% higher risk of a diabetes diagnosis than non-Latinos. At the campaign website, Chef Leticia shares bilingual recipes and information on how small lifestyle changes and healthier eating can help manage the disease—while also maintaining the flavor of traditional Latino dishes. “My grandfather died from complications from his type 2 diabetes so I know how important it is for people living with type 2 diabetes to manage their disease to help reduce their risk of serious complications, such as heart disease and stroke,” she said. “In the Hispanic community, we ...
Read MoreDiabetes and obesity are the two most significant health threats in South Texas, according to a new report published online in Springer Open Books by the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The South Texas Health Status Review, originally self-published in 2008, was updated this year to study more than 35 health conditions and risk factors and how people in South Texas may be differently affected than those in the rest of Texas or nation. The Review, in addition to singling out diabetes and obesity, also indicates that the South Texas region faces higher rates than the rest of Texas or nation for: Cervical, liver, stomach and gallbladder cancers Child and adolescent ...
Read MoreThe American Diabetes Association (ADA) continues to raise awareness among Latinos of the seriousness of diabetes. The group has launched a new Spanish-language blog about diabetes and those inspired to stop it, called No Más Diabetes. The have a great Facebook page in Spanish, too. Also, the ADA's por tu familia program, described in this video, contains Spanish-language, culturally relevant information on diabetes risk factors and warning signs. Contents focuses on healthy eating, understanding the link between heart diseases and diabetes, and the importance and impact of increasing physical activity. The program also encourages appropriate testing among those at risk and treatment for those diagnosed with ...
Read MoreCheck out this cool video about a project that uses trained community health workers—called promotores de salud—to help Latino senior citizens better manage their type 2 diabetes and develop healthier lifestyles. Promotores can help bridge gaps in access to health care and health information. The project involves the Mexican Unity Council, Humana, and the National Council of La ...
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San Antonio residents Myra Martinez and her 17-year-old son, both diabetics, will be featured in a documentary about the health condition, WOAI-TV reports. Filming is taking place at the Texas Diabetes ...
Read MoreWith ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a new report on policy considerations is available to help educate policymakers and inform decisions on national health policy. The report, "Policy Considerations That Make the Link," offers options to advance changes to overcome systemic and structural barriers that may block the ability to deliver and sustain effective diabetes care to those most in need. The report comes from The Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes, a five-site program in Camden, N.J., Chicago, Dallas, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyo., and Memphis, Tenn., which aims to improve health care delivery and outcomes among African-American, Latino and Native American adults. "The document connects the on-the-ground experiences of the Alliance ...
Read MoreThe National Diabetes Education Program's new bilingual fotonovela, Do it for them! But also for yourself (Hazlo por ellos! Pero por ti también), helps Latinas at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The fotonovela uses role models to demonstrate how women can reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes through increased physical activity, healthy food choices, and weight loss. The fotonovela tells the story of three friends, Elisa, Raquel, and Lourdes, who work at a local dry cleaners/laundry facility. All of them have children. Elisa is Mexican, married, and has two small children. Her wise and humorous mother, Doña Emma, gives her lots of advice about how to be healthy. Raquel is from Puerto Rico. She is single and raising her 13-year-old sister. Lourdes is from ...
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