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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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Branding School Lunch Menus to Make Choosing Veggies Fun
Penny Parham is helping students in Miami-Dade County make healthier food choices more easily thanks to highlighted, veg…
Healthy Food
Good Food Is What the Doctor Prescribed
You may have heard the saying: “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but what if your doctor actually prescribed fruit…
Healthy Food
All Good Produce Deserves a Home
Fresh produce can be a rare commodity in Nogales, Ariz., where 17% of children are food insecure. Yolanda Soto saw the n…
Healthy Food
High School Teen Cooks up a Healthy Camp Course
California teen Elena Dennis wanted to help kids have healthy diets. What better way than to encourage them to learn how…
Healthy Food
School Principal Steers a Culture of Cycling with Bike Safety and BMX Trails
In 2009 Douglas Johnson, the new principal at Mountlake Terrace Elementary School in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., realized…
Green & Active Spaces
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