Latino kids are less likely to live near safe places for physical activity like parks and recreation centers, which contributes to higher obesity rates. What can be done? Learn more about examples and resources on how to increase access to green space for Latino kids at the #SaludTues Tweetchat, “How to Bring More Green Space to Latino Neighborhoods” at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) Tuesday, November 11, 2014.You're invited to share your resources, stories, and questions, too! The chat is co-hosted by Salud America!, The Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living and the Children and Nature Network (via @SaludToday, @ChildrenNature & @msdcenter): WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Bring More Green Space to Latino Neighborhoods”
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The Heritage Trails Partnership of the Mississippi Gulf Coast will be hosting its first ever Youth Trails Stewardship Summit on November 21, 2014. Youth, ages 16 to 24, are invited to attend the summit where they will discuss ways to help students re-connect with the outdoors. At the meeting they will also be provide input on how they might be able to expand on existing plans for the Mississippi Coastal Heritage Trail, a 100+ mile multi-use path trail that will link Louisiana to Alabama along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In previous years, a group of youth representing Mississippi and Alabama attended an Outdoor Nation Summit. Upon returning in 2012, that same group organized a retreat where they mapped out ways to get more youth connected with nature. One of the ideas that came ...
Vending machines in state buildings are on track to stay healthy in California. The Healthy State Vending Bill (SB 912) passed the full assemply floor on August 19, 2014. The bill, co-sponsored by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), simply eliminates the January 2015 expiration from current law, which requires minimal nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold in vending machines in state buildings. SB 912 will head to the Governor’s desk for his signature by the end of August. Learn more about SB 912 here. Update: On Friday, September 26, 2014, the Healthy State Vending Bill was signed into law by Governor ...
What good is physical activity if you fuel up with junk food and sugary drinks? One leader in Arlington County, Va., realized that the absence of healthy drink and snack options at parks and public buildings was sending an unclear message to the community about the importance of proper nutrition for an active lifestyle. With overwhelming community support, he drove good-for-you options into vending machines in county-owned property and local schools, creating an environment that weaves both nutrition and physical activity into the fabric of neighborhood health.
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Awareness: Families in Arlington County, Va., come from many different cultural backgrounds.
Among the county’s 16% Latino population, this diversity is apparent. “The Latino population is probably a bit ...
The East Bay Regional Park District, in partnership with the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and the Regional Parks Foundation (RPF), is bringing residents living in the San Francisco Bay area park prescriptions, through the Healthy Parks, Healthy People initiative. According to a July-August 2014 East Bay Regional Park newsletter, the partnership took shape in late 2013, when the groups came together to discuss a way to improve the health of children living in the East Bay area. The goal was to find the "best way to weave nature into the clinical experience," according to the regional park's newsletter. In addition to connecting patients to the outdoors through park prescriptions, the RPF is providing transportation for patients from clinics to parks. The RPF ...
Kids in the predominantly Latino community of East Harlem (El Barrio) were in great need of physical activity programing and safe places to play. Alex Sabater and Deborah Quinones wanted to change that so they teamed up to create Young Bucks Sports, a non-profit aimed at preventing childhood obesity through teaching the sport and tradition of stickball to youth. Now Young Bucks Sports offers multiple activities to youth in Harlem for free, including: a summer stickball institute, pop-up playgrounds, a march to prevent obesity, and an annual festival with activities aimed at preventing obesity in the community.
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Awareness: Alex Sabater loves stickball and loves to share the same with others in New York City (NYC). The game, which is especially popular among Latinos, is a ...
Connecticut News Station WFSB reports that lawmakers in Connecticut have signed off on a bill, now on Gov. Dannel Malloy's desk awaiting his signature, that will ban chocolate milk from being served as part of the school lunch program. The state lawmakers are stating that if they do not make this move, CT could lose federal funding under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids (HHFK) Act. HFFK sets restrictions for nutrition of school meals within the national school lunch program. Although this would improve the nutrition for students, taking away foods with higher sugar and sodium, many CT residents do not feel this will be a positive change. They argue that if it were not for the chocolate milk, they do not feel the students will drink any milk at all. To read more about how ...
The Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) and the National Park Service are working to spread the word to Latinos about the natural beauty of the nation's national park system. In a blog from HAF, National Park Service Director Jonathon Jarvis said: “one approach to building a stronger connection with the Latino community, particularly young people, is telling the story of the Latino historical and cultural heritage preserved by the parks.”' In an effort to get more Latinos to national parks, Maite Arce, president of HAF and her family (the Arglebens) embarked on a four stop tour of some of the nation's finest parks. During the tour which took place in July of 2013, the family created a video blog and used social media to speak about national parks in Colorado, Utah, and New ...
Great news for Latinos in Washington County! The County has set aside funds specifically for engaging Latinos in conversations about the development of two local initiatives, including the Council Creek Regional Trail and the Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Project. According to a news story from the Hillsboro Tribune, the county's planners and local governing body are developing plans for a 15-mile trail which will connect four cities: Cornelius, Forest Grove, Banks and Hillsboro. A total of $8,500 will be put towards translators and developing culturally relevant,bilingual materials to be handed out to Latinos during community events and open houses.The two non-profits which will be working with Latinos are Adelante Mujeres and the Centro Cultural in Cornelius. Because the ...
