#SaludTues Tweetchat 3/17/15: “How to Get Closer to My Grocer”

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Unhealthy diets can contribute to obesity.

But many underserved areas, including Latino neighborhoods, have more fast-food restaurants than they have grocery stores and farmers’ markets, which can offer affordable fresh fruits and vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat milk, and other healthy options.

Let’s use #SaludTues on March 17, 2015, to tweet and discuss strategies on how to bring families closer to grocery stores and healthy foods in their neighborhoods:

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Get Closer to My Grocer”
• DATE: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
• TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: The American Heart Association Voices for Healthy Kids Texas Campaign Team (@YoureTheCureTX), The Food Trust (@thefoodtrust), and Voices for Healthy Kids (@Voices4HK)

We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we explore:

• Why do minority and underserved neighborhoods struggle with healthy food access?
• What are key ways to increase healthy food access?
• What role do grocery stores play?
• What can you do today?

Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter and share your strategies, stories, and resources that can help Latinos have better access to local healthy food.

#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.