Success Stories
Get inspired by our Salud Hero stories and videos, which show real champions who drive big healthy changes for our families, schools, and communities!
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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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Bishop Jose Torres Helps His Church Start a Health Festival
Bishop Jose Torres, a father of three girls who plays volleyball in his spare time, was concerned about the lack of heal…
Access, Education
Neighborhood Renovates Kelly Park & Soccer Field in Community in Chicago
In the past 10 years, the Thomas Kelly High School girls’ soccer team has been one of the winningest teams in Chicago. B…
Green & Active Spaces
Teen Sisters Help Kids Conquer Obesity in Corpus Christi, Texas
How can one family have an impact on reducing obesity in their school and beyond? Just look at the Surani teen sisters o…
Education, Healthy Food
Middle Schoolers Develop Health Education Program for Elementary Students
In 2010, Corpus Christi, Texas, was labeled the “fattest city in the nation” by Men’s Health magazine. A group of local…
Education, Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Food
Dia de Salud Increases Health in Oregon Community
Sarah Cantril started the Huerto de la Familia program to focus on boosting health by helping local families live health…
Access, Embracing All People
Hospital Teams with Schools to Boost Wellness for Florida Students
RJ Manchester and Erica Asti, staffers at the Florida Hospital for Children, along with Dr. Angela Fals and her team, sp…
Green & Active Spaces
PE Teachers Bring 60 Minutes of Daily Activity to Students Before or After School
Many students don’t meet daily recommendations of physical activity. They often lack access to quality activity opportun…
Education, Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Families & Schools
Kids Get Healthy Eating Lessons at Farmers Markets in Oregon
A farmer’s market is a lot of fun—for parents only, usually. Kids often just tag along, glumly, as their parents busily…
Healthy Food
Fields for All: Soccer & Futsal Courts Come to Recreation Deserts in Multnomah County, Oregon
Many kids live in “recreation deserts,” which lack access to safe, affordable physical activity opportunities. Therefore…
Green & Active Spaces
Creating a ‘Magic Bean’ Curriculum for Healthy Nutrition
What so great about beans? Grad student Kelly Atterberry and mentor Carol Miles have the answer in their new bean-based…
Healthy Food