How can WIC and SNAP participants have easier access to farmers markets? How about a Pop-up Farmers Market? This mobile farmers market in Portland that looks like a 20th buggy car or some type of a new bike. Although it looks strange, it may help the over 48,600 Latinos living in the area avoid living in food deserts by providing healthy food access. Accepting WIC and SNAP, this fresh market allows members to even match dollar per dollar for food to encourage everyone to eat more fruits and vegetables. Fresh veggies and fruit such as berries, green beans, and summer squash are available. To see more, click ...
Physical inactivity is not only harmful to one's health, it drastically reduces economic productivity. Active cities have lower crime, reduced pollution, better civic engagement, and improved average productivity. Designed to move created a guide for city leaders including: Why we need active cities
How to encourage activity
Which cities are doing this well
Tools and resources You can make a difference, even if you are not a city planner or politician. Look for those who are creating change in your community using Salud America's change finder. Active Cities Guide ...
Children and adolescents of Latino/Hispanic background often face challenges that differ from other subpopulations in the United States. Language barriers, issues related to parental citizenship status, and the economic disadvantages often faced by these children and adolescents can result in various negative outcomes, such as depression, substance abuse, gang-related violence, and suicide. While several programs and interventions targeting Latino children have been implemented over the last decade, data on what out-of-school time programs and approaches work among this population are scarce. This literature review synthesizes findings from 33 random assignment experimental intent-to-treat evaluations of social interventions that specifically targeted Latino children and adolescents, ...
Having access to healthier foods is becoming easier in certain schools there is a growing trend for students to grow gardens in the small green spaces around the school. What about pre-school aged kids? Can they learn to garden? All aged kids need vegetables and fruits in their diet, especially Latino kids who's population only continues to grow according to studies. USDA now has a resource that answers the questions many parents or school leaders may wonder in trying to put in place a farm to pre-school garden. To learn more about how Latino preschool kids can grow their school gardens, click ...
Physical activity is a lifelong journey. In order to ensure children remain physically activity for life, it is important to increase their physical literacy at a young age. This begins with a focus on play rather than practice. Practice and specialization lead to injuries and burnout. Specialization also overlooks low-income, overweight and average and below average ability levels. Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game and Active for Life provide numerous resources and age-appropriate activities to increase children's physical literacy and to keep them active from birth. For example, you can create 8 active games with 1 piece of chalk. Click here to learn about shifting away from specialization, Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the ...
Looking for a easy way to cook with the kids and commit to eating dinner at home? Check out the Chop Chop Cooking Club! Starting to cook at home can be a fun and enjoyable way for Latinos kids to learn about healthy food and bring the family to the table! Chop Chop helps Latino kids be more active in the kitchen with a new recipe every month! Offering ways to bring healthier foods home, the organization is sharing free recipes and asking families to pledge to cook dinner at home at least once a month! They also ask that participants finish six challenges and put a picture up to receive virtual badges and win prizes like a Le Creuset Stainless Steel Frying Pan or a Kitchen Aid blender! To learn more and sign up for the challenge, visit ...
This infographic provides a visual representation of the physical inactivity crisis and the benefits of physical activity early in life. It is important for Latino parents to begin healthy habits at an early age, because preschoolers with inactive parents are far less likely to be active adults. Click here for the full infographic. Click here for the Designed to Moved: Active Cities ...
The comprehensive benefits of physical activity, sports and physical education are underestimated today. This model shows the spectrum of benefits to an individual and economy. Each “capital” refers to a set of outcomes that underpin our well-being and success: financial, physical, emotional, individual, social and intellectual. Click here to see the full ...
Our bodies are designed to move. Our cities should be too. This report provides (1) evidence; (2) calls to action; (3) successful examples; and (4) tools and resources for creating active cities. Latino communities are disproportionately burdened by crime, traffic and lack of access to recreational areas. Consequently, Latinos are more inactive and have higher rates of obesity and diabetes. Active cities encourage people to move more, which is associated with a decrease in crime, pollution and traffic, as well as an increase in productivity, school performance, property values, health and well-being. Additionally, “redeveloping business areas to promote mixed use and walkability increased employment by 300 percent.” There are economic, safety, environmental, ...
