Advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sent a letter to the Girl Scouts of America on National Girl Scout Cookie Day, asking them to stop marketing their cookies as "a delicious new way to get your vitamins." In the past CSPI has asked the Girl Scouts to opt out of a co-branding deal with ...
Read MoreFor the first time in decades, childhood obesity rates are seen as falling in some cities across the country. Philedelphia stands out particularly because of the decrease seen in obese Latino children. Article cites soda tax as the deeper change that could be on the horizon to keep obesity rates ...
Read MoreThe type of lifestyle that parents of Latino children lead matters greatly, because parental food choices will influence a child's eating habits. Recently, researchers studied two densely populated areas in Los Angeles and New Orleans and found that there was a positive correlation between the number of food advertisements and body mass index (BMI) for individuals between the ages of 18-98. In areas where approximately 5,000 residents lived and where 30 percent of the ads were for food, the study found that an additional 100-150 individuals were obese. ...
Read MoreRead about how Claudia Muñoz got involved with Parents United for Healthy Schools, through the Healthy Schools Campaign. ...
Read MoreMaria Lugo, Gerry Noriega, and residents from the St. James and Normoyle Park area address the city council to thank District 5 Councilman David Medina, for his efforts in securing funds from the 2012-2017 bond, for improvements to Normoyle Park. ...
Read MoreAfter 10 years of working to bring a park to their neighborhood, construction of the Santa Ana park that Latino Health Access and local moms fought for finally began. ...
Read MoreAlthough, Los Angeles is one of the most heavily populated cities in the country, it continues to have a limited amount of parks, especially in underserved communities. Residents of Maywood, a predominantly low-income, Latino neighborhood, suffer disproportionately from obesity and have only 0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents. ...
Read MoreThe 2010 updates to the Amarillo Master Hike and Bike Plan include adding signage for routes and extending route mileage from 26 miles to 46 miles. If the city commission approves the plan, federal grant money will be sought to bring the proposed updates to fruition. ...
Read MoreAs of July 2012, the city of Houston had a total of 18 bikes belonging to the Houston B-cycle bike share program. By October 2012, Laura Spanjian, sustainability director for the the city, expected 10 kiosks to be added to the city. The goal would be to include 225 bikes in the program. ...
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