In addition to complex social, behavioral and environment factors that influence childhood obesity are genetic factors. On February 26–27, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Food and Nutrition Board and the National Research Council Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop to explore the body of evolving science that examines the nexus of biology, environment, and developmental stage on risk of childhood obesity. The workshop focused on the prenatal period, infancy, and early childhood and addressed evidence from both animal and human studies. Workshop objectives developed by the Planning Committee on Understanding the Dynamic Relationships Between Biology, Environment and Early Childhood Development on Risk of Obesity were to: Identify ...
The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) is hosting a virtual conference from October 13-16 with the topic being “Educating the Latino Community on the Affordable Care Act.” The goal of the conference is to educate nurses, students, healthcare professionals, and anyone else interested in educating Latinos on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The training module component will help prepare attendees that deal with Latino patients on a regular basis educate Latinos on the fundamentals of the ACA. This will include assisting them on applying for coverage through their state’s Medicaid site, through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Attendees will be able to connect the importance of health ...
How do we see through false advertising claims from unhealthy food ads? One third of American kids are overweight or obese. These numbers of obesity rates rise in lower income neighborhoods and cause disease, diabetes, and joint deterioration. We make poor food choices, but what are they influenced by? Taking advantage of knowledge about food advertising, and food literacy education, the new Food Fight Toolkit helps schools, students, parents and staff learn how to make better buying decisions with health in ...
San Antonio Food Bank is encouraging healthy living by encouraging runners, walkers, and bikers to use a phone app called Charity Miles. How does it work? The app tracks the miles of the person walking, running, or biking and corporate sponsors donate towards the athletes charity of choice. The app allows those exercising to donate their miles completed towards food access to San Antonio (63.2% Latino), where many Latino families live without access to fresh foods. 1 mile running or walking equals .25 cents, biking gives .10 cents per mile. Providing ways to help people donate to their favorite charities may help highly Latino populated cities like San Antonio to take advantage of free technology and get in more physical activity all while providing healthy foods and a local ...
Latino kids consume more sugary drinks than average, part of the reason they're more likely to be overweight/obese than their peers.
What can be done?
You're invited to join a webinar at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, Sept. 30, to learn about new local and national efforts to improve Latino kids' access to healthy drinks.
The webinar, sponsored by the national Council of La Raza (NCLR) and including Salud America!, is bringing together a panel of experts to highlight successful efforts from across the country to improve beverage choices and healthy environments in schools and other community settings: Rosalie P. Aguilar, MS, Project Coordinator, Salud America!, Institute for Health Promotion Research UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (the team behind SaludToday)
David Thomsen, ...
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS) has launched a new Spanish-language website that provides free health information on conditions of the bones, joints, muscles, and skin. “Many diseases in our scientific portfolio, including lupus, arthritis, and osteoporosis have profoundly negative effects among Latinos … in terms of prevalence and poor health outcomes,” said NIAMS Director Dr. Stephen Katz. “We are committed to providing quality health information to all people, no matter what language they speak or what culture they identify with.” The new site features easy-to-use navigation tools to help Spanish-speaking individuals identify and locate NIAMS health topics. Some of the features offered include improved access to NIAMS ...
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the second-largest community college in the nation. Currently, 52% of its students are from minority racial or ethnic groups including Latinos. A large part of this is due to the school’s longstanding “Pathways to the Baccalaureate” program. The program is a consortium of 10 area educational institutions including NOVA, area public schools, and George Mason University and provides outreach to high school students that are more likely to face obstacles entering college. “The program is designed to breach the barriers of higher education,” said Everett Eberhardt, director of equity, diversity, and ADA/504 compliance at NOVA. “The purpose is to increase access to education for at-risk students.” Founded in 2005, the ...
Need help on getting funds for your school or communities initiatives for food projects, want to know how to engage the community towards healthy food access projects? Healthy food access portal was launched in 2013 by PolicyLink, The Food Trust, and The Reinvestment Fund to help communities looking to have healthy food access with resources to develop their ideas and businesses. Webinars are available as a resource on subjects like funding healthy food projects with the USDA, helping with store designs, as well as on subjects like women and entrepreneurs of color starting food projects. New information is always being added, so check out the full site ...
Many people have heard the phrase, "You need to drink more water." But what if you heard a talking water fountain say that to you? Drink UP, is a collaboration that is working with the Partnership for a Healthier America to encourage everyone to drink more water. Using talking water fountains, and sharing videos online about how everyone should "drink up", they hope to encourage more people to simply drink more water. Bilingual videos are also shared to encourage Latino families to "Bebe Con Ganas". Latino's are more likely to drink more sugary beverages than their peers. Encouraging Latino kids to drink more water is a healthy step towards a healthier life. Watch the talking water fountain ...
