Does your organization promote better health outcomes for Latinos in the U.S. or Latin America? Do you have an amazing idea for new or expanded health services, but lack start-up funds to make it a reality? Raise the funds you need to make a difference in your community by creating a project on HIPGive, the first Latino-focused crowdfunding platform for nonprofits across the Americas. HIPGive is a project of Hispanics in Philanthropy, a non-profit that utilizes philanthropy as a vehicle for promoting social justice and for tackling the challenges facing Latino communities. Starting June 9th, HIPGive, along with Kaiser Permanente and Univision, will be hosting, #HIPGive2Health contest. Nonprofit organizations can fundraise for projects that span the diverse spectrum of ...
Did you know 11% of U.S. Latino kids face adverse childhood experiences? These traumatic events include sexual or physical abuse, domestic violence, poverty and the sudden loss of a parent. A new infographic by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) shows the devastating effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on children and its impact on their adult lives. These experiences may cause them to develop negative behaviors and puts them at risk of: Drug and alcohol dependency
Smoking
Cancer
Strokes
STDs
Diabetes
Heart Disease RWJF is part of a growing network of leaders in research, policy and practice who are working to prevent ACEs and mitigate their impact through building resilience. Learn more ...
In an effort to curb sugary drink consumption and generate revenue for health promotion activities, law makers and health advocates in California are pushing for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. Introduced by State Assembly Member Richard Bloom and backed by the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC), among others, the bill would place a 2-cent-per-ounce health impact excise fee on sugary drinks. The tax is expected to generate an estimated $3 billion a year. The revenue would be used to create the "Children's and Family Health Promotion Program" to prevent and treat obesity, diabetes, heart and dental disease. "Sugar sweetened beverages are causing Californians to become overweight and have led to an epidemic of diabetes," said Assembly Member Bloom. "The beverage ...
El Paso, Texas has come a long way since ranked as the third-fattest U.S. city in 2012. A renewed focus on eating healthy and moving more is paying off; obesity rates in the area are dropping. In addition to local health departments and community organizations, schools are playing a big role in these changes by addressing health, culture and community all at once. At Bowie High School, students are getting exposed not only to gardening, nutrition education and business skills, they are reconnecting with cultural traditions that favor fresh and flavorful over processed and sugary.
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Awareness/Learn: The city of El Paso, Texas, shares its border with Mexico. This creates an interesting cultural dynamic where some students cross the border daily from Mexico to go to Bowie ...
A new documentary, Bite Size is sure to shed light on some of the issues that so many children and families in the U.S. today face as a result of childhood obesity. The film takes us into the lives of four children including 11-year old Moises "Moy" Gutierrez, 13 year old Keanna, 13 year old Emily, and 12 year old Davion and the day to day challenges they face such as dealing with bullies, social stigma, and diabetes as a result of their weight status. According to an article about the movie, the film's producer Eric Gallegos grew up with a type 2 diabetic father himself, that's why he joined forces with director Corbin Billings to raise awareness of the challenges that kids, parents, teachers, schools and communities face from living in an environment laden with junk food ...
A new documentary, Bite Size is sure to shed light on some of the issues that so many children and families in the U.S. today face as a result of childhood obesity. The film takes us into the lives of four children including 11-year old Moises "Moy" Gutierrez, 13 year old Keanna, 13 year old Emily, and 12 year old Davion and the day to day challenges they face such as dealing with bullies, social stigma, and diabetes as a result of their weight status. According to an article about the movie, the film's producer Eric Gallegos grew up with a type 2 diabetic father himself, that's why he joined forces with director Corbin Billings to raise awareness of the challenges that kids, parents, teachers, schools and communities face from living in an environment laden with junk food ...
Did you know Latina moms are twice as likely as white moms to start prenatal care late or not all all? This increases the risk of having a baby with serious health problems. The good news is that using life planning tools, managing health conditions and avoiding certain exposures can improve differences in Latinas' prenatal and child health, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ Someday Starts Now campaign in English and Spanish. Here are six tips: 1. Health Before Pregnancy. A healthy life depends on a combination of eating right and exercising—in addition to managing chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes and stress, as well as quitting unhealthy behaviors like smoking. 2. Get Tested for STIs. Get checked regularly for Sexually Transmitted ...
According to a recent editorial by the Alameda County Public Health Department's Nutrition Services Director, Diane Woloshin, MS, RD, while overall soda consumption has gone down among the general population, one key demographic---minority teens (i.e. Latino and African American youth) continue to be a prime target for the beverage industry. If trends continue, Woloshin believes that half of Latino and African American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lifetime. "For Big Soda, the bottom line is profit," Woloshin writes. "For the youth they are targeting, it's a matter of life and death." The Alameda County Public Health Department is part of the Open Truth Campaign, a public health marketing campaign led by youth, which seeks to inform the same communities ...
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro from Connecticut has reintroduced a bill she first brought to Congress last year. The SWEET Act would place a tax on sugary drinks of one cent per teaspoon of caloric sweetener, such as sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. Nutritionally important beverage products such as milk, 100 percent fruit juice and infant formula would be exempted. Rep. DeLauro cites health and nutrition as the critical factor behind the bill in a press release: “People want to be healthy and they want their kids to be healthy. But we are in the midst of dual epidemics, with Type 2 diabetes and obesity afflicting our nation and the related, astronomical health care costs. There is a clear relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and a host of health conditions, including ...
