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Rosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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Kelly Capatosto: Shedding New Light on Implicit Bias
What is the motivation behind your day job? For Kelly Capatosto, it is her family and the Latino population. Capatosto,…
Overcoming Harmful Biases
4 Latino Leaders Eliminating Food Insecurity in Texas
U.S. Latinos face high levels of poverty, food swamps, and food insecurity—living without reliable access to enough affo…
Healthy Food
Doctor Fights for Climate Crisis Intervention in Healthcare, Education
In 2006, Dr. Susan E. Pacheco experienced a stark paradigm-shift due to an inconvenient truth. She learned that the Eart…
Chemical & Toxic Exposure
In Aftermath of a Shooting, This School Leader Is Building a Positive School Climate for Nevada Students
On the night of Oct. 1, 2017, a shooter opened fire at a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. He killed 59 people, injur…
Trauma & ACES
Elaine Hartle: Helping Foster Youth Prepare for Life’s Challenges
The foster care system aims to support children whose parents can’t support them. But what happens when those children g…
Housing
Dr. Rogelio Saenz: Using Data to Fight Racism, Push for Health Equity
Dr. Rogelio Sáenz is no stranger to health inequity. Growing up along the Texas-Mexico border, he saw Latino families ri…
Embracing Immigrants, Overcoming Harmful Biases
Cancer Survivor Strives to Change Men’s Health Culture with Cross-Country Road Trip
Nine-thousand miles. That’s nearly the number Gabe Canales, founder of Blue Cure—a prostate cancer support and awareness…
Latino Cancer
Kids Start School Food Pantry on Texas-Mexico Border
High-schoolers Samantha Almaraz and Pablo Ramirez see many classmates who struggle with hunger and poverty in the 85% La…
Education, Healthy Food
TILT-ed Texan Spreads Toxic-Chemical Awareness to Save Lives
For over 100 days in 1996, Melanie Cambron experienced migraines so severe she couldn’t leave her home. Other maladies s…
Chemical & Toxic Exposure
5 Heroes Who Use Bikes to Steer Kids toward Healthier Lives
Kids have fun when they ride bikes. They also get needed physical activity. But did you know that riding a bike can aid…
Transportation & Mobility